Ryanair launches Business Plus fares with Amadeus

Ryanair has announced that its Business Plus fare is now available to travel agents on the Amadeus network, allowing even more business customers to travel on the lowest fares.

Over 27 per cent of Ryanair customers travel on business and Ryanair launched its Business Plus product in August 2014, offering premium seating, priority boarding, fast track airport security, flexible ticket changes, free airport check-in and a free 20kg checked-in bag.

Ryanair head of corporate, Tim Howe Schröder said: “More and more business travellers are choosing Ryanair as their preferred airline doing business trips and we are pleased to announce that our Business Plus product is now available to book through Amadeus.

“Business travellers have enough to think about when they are travelling. Our goal is to make the entire booking process and flight easier and more enjoyable, so that our business passengers can focus on what matters most to them – their business.”

Amadeus-affiliated travel agents can now book Business Plus fares and avail of the lowest business fares in Europe.

Amadeus vice president of distribution marketing, Decius Valmorbida said: “At Amadeus, we are always focused on improving the travel experience.

“One of the ways we do this is to provide technology that helps airlines like Ryanair create more relevant and targeted offers for their travellers.

“We also have the largest travel agency network in the world; no other GDS can offer as much exposure to business clients as we do.”