LH Tries to Block FR Low Fares Ads in German Court: DBA deja vu?
November 28th, 2001:
RYANAIR TO FIGHT LUFTHANSA’S DIRTY TRICKS CAMPAIGN
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline today criticised the German high fares carrier Lufthansa for running to the German Courts yesterday - without any notification to Ryanair - to get an injunction to prevent Ryanair advertising the enormous savings which German consumers can now make when flying with Ryanair instead of Lufthansa from Frankfurt.
Ryanair also criticised the Press Department of the Cologne Court for giving an injunction to Lufthansa without even notifying Ryanair of the case or allowing Ryanair the opportunity to defend itself.
The Chief Executive of Ryanair, Michael O’Leary said today;
"This Court action by Lufthansa yesterday is typical of the dirty tricks employed by Lufthansa to prevent competition for air travel in Germany. Lufthansa can’t match Ryanair’s fares, so they creep into German courts late at night without telling anybody and get injunctions which are designed to prevent German consumers being made aware of the arrival of competition in air travel to/from Germany.
"Ryanair has instructed lawyers today to enter an immediate defence to the Lufthansa action and we will be appealing this injunction in order to have it lifted. I can also confirm that Ryanair will continue to advertise the fare comparisons between Lufthansa’s rip off air fares and Ryanair’s low air fares to and from Frankfurt designated airports and Ryanair will not be deterred by these dirty tricks employed by Lufthansa. They just prove that Lufthansa can’t match Ryanair’s fares.
"Consumers in Germany have been denied low fares for years by the Lufthansa monopoly. Ryanair will ensure that they will not be denied low fares by Lufthansa’s dirty tricks either" [/quote]