American Airlines Flights No Longer Available On Orbitz

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American Airlines Flights No Longer Available On Orbitz By Eddy Metcalf

		December 22, 2010 - On Tuesday, American Airlines discontinue displaying and selling fares through Orbitz and its subsidiary Orbitz for Business. Tickets for travel already purchased through Orbitz remain valid but changes must be made through American Airlines reservations. Citing Failure to Reach a Mutually Beneficial Commercial Agreement American Revokes Orbitz Authority to Display and Sell American Airlines Fares. Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. is an internet travel company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Through its primary web site, Orbitz Worldwide enables travelers to research, plan and book a broad range of travel products, facilitating 1.5 million flight searches and one million hotel searches every day. Orbitz Worldwide?s largest investor is Travelport, one of the world?s largest networks of travel brands, content and service offerings.

Tickets for travel on American Airlines and American Eagle ? including all international and domestic classes of service are widely available through a number of outlets, including American's own website, which features their Lowest Fare Guarantee. Tickets, fares and schedules are also available through American's reservations agents, thousands of travel agencies in locations worldwide, other online travel agencies such as Priceline and metasearch engines such as Kayak. "American Airlines regrets any inconvenience this may cause our customers. While we could not reach an agreement with Orbitz, we are committed to letting customers know of the multitude of options they have to purchase travel on American Airlines," said Derek DeCross, Vice President - Sales. "In today's competitive marketplace, it is important for American to be free to customize its product offerings to improve the customer experience as well as distribute its products in a way that does not result in unnecessary costs." American also continues to provide its fare content to travel agency partners, both through global distribution systems and through American's own direct connection technology that is powered by Farelogix. There is no charge to agencies for using American's direct connection, which allows travel agencies to offer their customers more complete and tailored travel choices, including fares and optional services.

		American Airlines, American Eagle and American Connection serve 250 cities in 40 countries with, on average, more than 3,400 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. Together, its members serve approximately 750 destinations in nearly 150 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. Other News Stories Puerto Rico Army Guard Aviation UH-72 Lakota Helicopter Goes Down Guns Drugs Money Smuggled Through ATL Atlanta Airport All Airline Passengers Now Screened Against Government Watchlists Grizzly 4, Airbus Military A400M Makes First Flight FAA Certifies Reindeer Powered Sleigh For Christmas Eve Flight A Growing Trend Of Ultralight Aircraft Used To Smuggle Drugs CAE To Acquire CHC Helicopter's Training Operations Historic Vote Repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy Passed By The Senate Kaman Delivers First Wing Sections On The A-10 Aircraft Lufthansa?s A320 And A321 To Be Powered By The CFM56-5B Engine NORAD Prepares To Track Santa Claus And His Merry Reindeer Airlines Move To 2D Bar Coded Boarding Passes Pinnacle, Mesaba, Colgan Pilot Negotiators Reach Tentative Agreement Boeing Submits Proposal NASA Commercial Crew Development Program European Aviation Market Profitability Improves But Continues To Lag Canadian Travelers Conflicted Over Airport Security Measures For Kids First Aerial Refueling F/A-18 Contact For EADS KC-45 Tanker Aircraft Passenger Airline Employment For October Down 0.4 Percent OIG To Review FAA Oversight Of Foreign Aircraft Repair Stations Kadir Sentenced To Life For Conspiring To Explode Fuel Tanks At JFK Airport OSHA Cites Mansfield Lahm Airport Tower For Unsafe Working Conditions Federal Advisory Committee Makes Recommendations On Future Of Aviation Fire-X Vertical Unmanned Aircraft Successfully Completes First Flight EADS Conducts First Flight Of Its Aerial Scout 72X Aircraft Naval Aviation Foundation Celebrates 100th Anniversary Qantas To Expand In Australia?s ?Fly In Fly Out? Market Airbus Sees Demand For 26,000 Aircraft In The Next 20 Years Bombardier Showcases The CRJ1000 NextGen Regional Jet 9/11 First Responder Fighter Aircraft To Be Sent To Museum Beechcraft Delivers Centennial T-6B Texan II Aircraft To Navy Trauma Patients Transported By Air Ambulance More Likely To Survive