After years of ignorance, Ryanair have finally realised how many agents were booking their flights and packaging them into holidays, due to the heavy use of credit card surcharge avoidance techniques via virtual booking cards. Hence, in some ways the trade can only blame itself for the aggressive two pronged attack on travel agents Ryanair has launched this month, because in colloquial speak, the industry have “had Ryanair’s trousers down and given them a good financial spanking”

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