jabird - forget about the CAPTCHAS - it's there ! Last night I booked four flights for a total of £26.50 - yes, I had to put in the letters on four occasions while searching and booking. For that kind of deal, do you really think people are going to be very upset with a little extra work ????? - and I don't think your wagging finger will influence Ryanair !
CAPTCHAS have been well discussed above, so I won't repeat what's already been said. I think my other comments made it pretty clear that Ryanair's web team do know what they are doing. IE - yes, CAPTCHAS are a total nuisance (unlike a few ads for rivals), and yes, Ryanair's web team are probably aware of that, and will be monitoring the situation, so if conversion rates do prove to dip significantly, they will find some other way to deter the scrapers, or they will just let it drop - but that just isn't MOL's way is it?