COMPETITION LAW: ONLINE TRAVEL AGENTS AND AIRLINES In doing so, they provide a range and value that customers benefit from and is something the courts are likely to seek to protect. Therefore, I think our judicial system will find in favour of OTB and conclude that Ryanair is indeed abusing a dominant market position, even though the UK government – via either the CAA or CMA – has failed to bring them inline to date. Whatever happens, the trade should be applauding OTB for fighting the case and highlighting an issue that has affected hundreds of UK travel companies and continues to do so.” Of course, only time will tell whether Mr Endacott is correct in his prediction that the English courts are likely to side with Ryanair; but the battle lines are now drawn in what promises to be an extremely informative legal saga which will shape industry practice in future, not just in England and Wales, but throughout Europe as well.
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