A Spanish commercial court has warned Ryanair that it could face criminal proceedings if it fails to comply with judicial orders requiring it to cease alleged denigratory conduct towards online travel group eDreams ODIGEO.
In a ruling issued by the Commercial Court No. 12 of Barcelona, the judge granted provisional enforcement of a July 2025 decision that found Ryanair had engaged in acts of unfair competition by denigration. The airline had been ordered to cease such conduct.
According to the court’s latest order, Ryanair has been given 10 days to comply with specific mandates, including withdrawing the contested content from its website and social media channels and publishing a formal rectification on its corporate website.
The judge also instructed the airline to “refrain from reiterating the breach of the ruling”, warning that continued non-compliance could trigger criminal liability under Spanish law for the crime of disobedience to judicial authority.
Under Spain’s legal framework, criminal disobedience can arise where there is persistent and repeated failure to comply with an express, binding court order. The latest decision follows earlier warnings issued in the same proceedings.
To reinforce compliance, the court has authorised the imposition of monthly coercive fines for each month Ryanair remains in breach of the ruling.
In a statement, eDreams ODIGEO said the decision represented a “decisive ruling” and described it as a final judicial warning to the airline. The company said Ryanair had continued to engage in denigrating conduct after the July 2025 judgment.
The dispute centres on allegations of unfair competition, with the July ruling finding that Ryanair’s actions amounted to denigration under Spanish law. Ryanair has not publicly commented on the latest enforcement order at the time of publication.
The case marks a further escalation in the long-running legal tensions between airlines and online travel agencies across Europe, as courts continue to examine the boundaries of commercial conduct and competition in the digital travel market.