Budget carrier Ryanair has agreed its latest ‘Approved OTA’ partnership with Omio, a transport booking platform.
The agreement means Omio is now authorised to offer Ryanair’s flights to its customers and follows similar arrangements confirmed with lastminute.com, On the Beach, Tui, Loveholidays, Kiwi.com and Etraveli Group so far this year.
Launched in 2013, Omio’s platform enables customers the chance to book trains, buses, flights, ferries, cars and airport transfers in Europe, the US and Canada.
Similar to Ryanair’s other ‘Approved OTA’ agreements, this latest deal guarantees that Omio customers who book Ryanair flights via Omio that their correct contact and payment information is provided to Ryanair.
Also, Omio customers will have access to their myRyanair account and receive important flight information directly, without needing to complete Ryanair’s customer verification process, which unauthorised OTA customers must continue to do.
Dara Brady, Ryanair’s chief marketing officer, said: “We are pleased to announce our latest ‘Approved OTA’ partnership with global transportation platform, Omio.
“Through this new agreement, Omio customers will be able to book Ryanair’s low-fare flights, with the guarantee of full price transparency and full access to their booking.”
Veronica Diquattro, president B2C Europe at Omio, added: “This is a major milestone in our collaboration with Ryanair. Travellers will have direct access to Ryanair flights on Omio, which enables customers with options and empowers choice.
“By combining Ryanair’s wide range of budget-friendly flights with Omio’s extensive travel options, Ryanair and Omio’s alliance helps our goal for travellers which is to offer seamless, convenient and multimodal travel experiences to people worldwide.”