Ryanair seals latest ‘authorised’ OTA aggregator distribution deal

US travel tech company DerbySoft will be authorised to offer Ryanair’s low fare flights to its network of OTA partners.

 

The firm becomes the fourth OTA aggregator serving European and Asian markets to be approved by the no-frills airline.

 

The agreement is based on DerbySoft providing full price transparency of Ryanair products. 

 

The other three approved OTA aggregators are Atlas, Paxport and Travelfusion.

 

The latest deal will ensure that those who book Ryanair flights through DerbySoft’s OTA partners have access to their myRyanair account without needing to complete the  carrier’s customer verification and receive essential flight updates directly.

 

Other OTA partners approved by the carrier include Expedia, Etraveli, loveholidays, lastminute.com, Kiwi, Tui, On the Beach, eSky, El Corte Inglés, Omio, Trip.com and Braganza.

 

Ryanair said it “continues to demonstrate how OTAs and OTA aggregators can work transparently with airlines without scamming or duping customers with hidden mark-ups”.

 

Chief marketing officer Dara Brady said: “Under this agreement, DerbySoft is authorised to distribute Ryanair’s low-fare flights through its network of OTA partners, on the condition that full price transparency for consumers is maintained.”

 

Ted Zhang, co-founder and chief executive of Dallas-based DerbySoft, added: “The partnership with Ryanair marks a major milestone in DerbySoft’s entry into the flight connectivity space and furthers our goal of making the travel industry more open and interconnected. 

 

“Our newly launched flight services business unit serves both airlines and distributors by providing high-performance connectivity solutions. It empowers airlines to broaden their global distribution reach, while enabling distributors to deliver personalised, best-fit travel options for their customers.”