Court made Ryanair publish a correction: eDreams Prime is a legitimate service

Ryanair publicly challenged how eDreams Prime operates, using language that linked the OTA subscription service to alleged deception and illegal practices. Barcelona Commercial Court No. 12 ruled the campaign constituted an act of disparagement-based unfair competition and ordered the airline to stop making certain statements and to publish a public correction.

In October 2026 Ryanair published the mandated statement, acknowledging that eDreams Prime is a legitimate subscription service that offers consumers potential savings on flights, hotels, holiday packages and car hire — while making clear it continues to oppose the ruling and has appealed the judgment.

The Spanish case is only one front: separate proceedings continue in Ireland over eDreams' alleged unauthorised access to Ryanair's systems and resale of tickets at higher prices — a dispute Ryanair pursues even as it publishes the Spanish correction.

Ordered to stop certain statements and publish a public correction; Ryanair complied in October 2026 while appealing

Ryanair's campaign asserted deception and illegality without the proof a court required

The court treated competitor disparagement as unfair competition, not protected opinion

The remedy reached Ryanair's own channels: a public correction acknowledging the rival's legitimacy

The airline published the correction under protest, keeping the dispute alive on appeal

Competitive attack ads that assert 'deception' and 'illegal practices' need proof — a court can force you to advertise your rival's innocence.

Ryanair appealed and continues its Irish proceedings against eDreams over system access and ticket resale, so the wider war continues — but in Spain its public record now carries the correction that Prime is a legitimate subscription service.