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Ryanair and Amadeus to end partnership

Ryanair has announced it will end its partnership with Amadeus after both parties were unable to reach a commercial agreement.

The low-cost carrier’s partnership with the GDS, which had been in place since September 2014, will end on December 15.

Ryanair will continue to service travel agents through its GDS partnerships with Travelport and Sabre whose commercial agreements remain unchanged.

Ryanair’s chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs said: “We wish Amadeus well and thank them for their support during our successful GDS partnership. We will continue to work together through our use of the Navitaire platform, an Amadeus company.

“Customers should rest assured that this cessation with have no impact whatsoever on access to Ryanair’s low fares, which are still, and will continue to be, available to book directly on Ryanair.com, the world’s largest airline website.”

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