Ryanair Hit by €256 Million Fine in Italy Travel Agency Spat

Ryanair Holdings Plc was fined nearly €256 million ($302 million) by Italy’s antitrust watchdog for allegedly using an “abusive strategy” to thwart customers who booked through travel agencies.

The Rome-based competition authority said Europe’s most popular airline imposed barriers such as additional facial verification on those passengers, blocked certain agency bookings by disabling payments and deleting accounts, and repeatedly disrupted sales.