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Ryanair’s Italian dominance abuse probe progresses with market questions

By Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst ( September 17, 2025, 14:33 GMT | Insight) -- An Italian investigation into whether Ryanair is abusing a dominant position by restricting online travel agencies from selling its flight tickets is progressing, with the national competition authority sending inquiries to the market, MLex has learned. The questions center on agreements the Irish budget airline has struck with a string of OTAs in recent months, and indicate the authority is working on a charge sheet.Ryanair’s recent deals with online travel agencies allowing them to sell tickets for its flights drew questions from Italy’s competition regulator as it continues to probe whether the Irish budget airline has been abusing a dominant position, MLex has learned....

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