How Ryanair’s case in US against Booking.com has upset tech providers and journalists

Online travel firm gets backing from lobby groups in legal dispute with airline

Ryanair is involved in a legal row. Photo: Getty

When Ryanair launched an appeal against a decision by a US judge to quash a jury conviction against internet travel giant Booking.com, little did the airline realise it was about to open a can of worms.

Three organisations that represent journalists and technology providers have rowed in behind Booking.com, backing the group in its legal dispute against the Irish airline. The Reporters’ Committee for Freedom of the Press is arguing that a court ruling last year in Delaware “would allow private parties to criminalise routine data journalism”.

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