Case Study: Meridiana Fly achieves fast, reliable online bookings with Riverbed Stingray Traffic Manager

Riverbed Helps Meridiana fly Meet Increased Demand for Online Travel Bookings

Meridiana fly, a leading Italian airline and travel group, was driving heavy online traffic—more than 15 million hits a month—after launching promotions and expanding services. Its dynamic, content-rich site began suffering from slow page loads and server overload during traffic peaks, creating an urgent need for a scalable, secure traffic-management solution that could be deployed quickly within the existing infrastructure.

Meridiana deployed Riverbed Stingray Traffic Manager in under five hours, using its TrafficScript language to implement custom business rules and cache static content. The result: much faster page loads, eliminated downtime, reduced call-center strain without growing the IT team, significant cost savings, and improved online customer experience—helping the site earn top ranking among Italian airline portals and paving the way for future virtualization.

Meridiana Fly

Dino Zuin

CIO, Meridiana Fly