Skyscanner unaffected by Ryanair comparison site cancellations

Following Ryanair’s announcement that they are to start cancelling flight bookings which have been made on so called “screen scraper” sites from August 11th, Skyscanner has issued a statement to clarify that this will not affect any Ryanair flight bookings that have been found through Skyscanner.

The move by Ryanair targets booking sites where users are buying flights indirectly without going to the Ryanair site.

Skyscanner users are linked directly to official airline websites to book their flights. Skyscanner does not sell air tickets or take any form of bookings.

Therefore, any Ryanair flights which have been found via Skyscanner will not be affected by Ryanair’s announcement – as all these flights have been booked directly with the airline.

Skyscanner reports that Ryanair spokesman Stephen McNamara has confirmed that Skyscanner is okay to use, and said “Ryanair does not have a problem with the Skyscanner site.”