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🛫 Ryanair, accused of abusing its dominant position, faces an Antitrust decision emphasizing fair competition rules, as per Franco Gattinoni, Fto-Confcommercio president. The federation reported to the Agcm to protect travel agencies from unfair practices. Gattinoni highlights the lack of national transport governance, enabling airlines to exploit public subsidies and destabilize flight planning, impacting business and tourism promotion.

🚨 Antitrust fined Ryanair €255,761,692 for abusing its dominant position from April 2023 to April 2025. Starting in late 2022, Ryanair implemented strategies to hinder travel agencies by introducing facial recognition, blocking bookings, and enforcing restrictive partnerships. By April 2025, it offered a whitelabel iFrame solution to restore fair competition. The actions reduced agencies' ability to combine Ryanair flights with other services, impacting market competition and consumer offerings.

🛩 Ryanair challenges a €256 million fine from AGCM, imposed despite a January 2024 Milan court ruling favoring Ryanair's direct distribution model. The tribunal stated the model benefits consumers with competitive fares. Ryanair, holding just over 30% of Italy's market, argues the AGCM's decision ignores significant transport modes and inflates their market dominance. CEO Michael O'Leary highlights transparency and cost savings since 1985, contrasting the high fees and low profit margins pre-internet.

🚩 Ryanair faces a €255.7M fine from Italy's Antitrust for abusing market dominance, harming travel agencies and consumers with increased costs and reduced choices. Codacons highlights the ongoing issue of high flight prices to Sicily and Sardinia, while Assoutenti argues the fine is insufficient given Ryanair's €30B revenue over three years. They call for "moral suasion" and clear conduct obligations, stressing the need for continuous monitoring to prevent fines from being mere operational costs.

💸 Ryanair faced an Antitrust penalty for abusing its dominant market position. The Italian Antitrust Authority (Agcm) ruled against the Irish low-cost airline. Fulvio Avataneo, president of Aiav, and Luana De Angelis, vice president of Fiavet Confcommercio, expressed satisfaction, expecting equal operational conditions for travel agencies. Adv Unite and eDreams Odigeo endorsed this decision, highlighting Ryanair's coercive strategies. The ruling emphasizes fair access to fares without mandatory use of My Ryanair accounts.

✈️ Ryanair faces an Antitrust ruling over abuse of dominant position, as highlighted by Franco Gattinoni, president of Fto-Confcommercio. The decision stresses adherence to competition rules to ensure fair practices within the tourism sector. Gattinoni emphasizes the lack of national transport governance, allowing airlines to operate without stable flight schedules, affecting business planning and tourism promotion. This scenario has led Fto to alert Agcm to protect travel agencies.