Ryanair claims Booking.com makes ‘nothing easy’ for travellers in US court case

Budget airline and internet giant are locked in tit-for-tat US court battle over fares and screen-scraping

Booking.com counters that Ryanair has disparaged its reputation. Photo: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images© NurPhoto via Getty Images

John Mulligan

Ryanair has insisted internet giant Booking.com has a “negative reputation” with the public and claimed the group does not “make anything ‘easy’ for travellers”.