Ryanair pushes back on 'ridiculous' Italian airfare decree

The senior executive said the initiative targeting ticket prices "goes against free market laws"

Eddie Wilson CEO Ryanair DAC. Picture Dan Linehan

Ryanair senior executive Eddie Wilson said a new decree passed by the Italian government to reduce the impact of rising airfares this summer is illegal.

The government's airline initiative is designed to clamp down on carriers’ use of algorithms to set ticket prices — particularly for connections from Italian hubs to the islands of Sicily and Sardinia — in a bid to protect consumers against sudden price spikes.