Ryanair has accused Booking.com of being partially responsible for a “malicious attack” on its payment processing platform.
Booking.com has denied these allegations, describing them as baseless and far-fetched.
This dispute is part of a larger legal battle between Ryanair and Booking Holdings and its subsidiaries.
Ryanair has sued Booking.com and its subsidiaries for alleged screen-scraping of its fares, which involves a third party accessing an airline’s website.
Booking Holdings and its subsidiaries claim they were not aware of the attack until October 6, the day the discovery process ended.
Ryanair alleges a connection between the attack and Booking.com’s website not displaying Ryanair flights during the attack.
Lawyers for Booking Holdings and its subsidiaries deny any involvement in the attack and have asked the court for additional depositions.
Ryanair argues that sufficient depositions have already been taken and that the attack is evidence of its website being overwhelmed by automated queries.
Booking.com licenses flight content from Etraveli, and Ryanair flights are booked by Etraveli or its sub-vendors, according to lawyers for Booking.com.
