FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Airlines has withdrawn its fares from consumer websites powered by
Orbitz, effective immediately. American Airlines Group has notified
Orbitz it also will withdraw US Airways fares on Sept. 1, 2014. Corporate clients that use Orbitz
for Business to book travel are not affected by this change.
"We have worked tirelessly with Orbitz to reach a deal with the
economics that allow us to keep costs low and compete with low-cost
carriers," said Scott Kirby,
President – American Airlines. "While our fares are no longer on
Orbitz, there are a multitude of other options available for our
customers, including brick and mortar agencies, online travel
agencies, and our own websites."
American expects these changes will have minimal disruptions for
its customers. Customers can continue to purchase tickets and all
options for travel on American and US Airways through aa.com and
usairways.com. American and US Airways fares are also available
through reservations agents and other travel agencies.
Tickets already purchased through Orbitz websites remain valid
for travel, but changes to reservations must be made through each
airline's reservations department.
For more information please visit aa.com/orbitz and
usairways.com/orbitz.
About American Airlines Group
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) is the holding company for
American Airlines and US Airways. Together with wholly owned and
third-party regional carriers operating as American Eagle and US
Airways Express, the airlines operate an average of nearly 6,700
flights per day to 339 destinations in 54 countries from its hubs
in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort
Worth, Los Angeles,
Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. The American Airlines
AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles programs allow members to
earn miles for travel, vacation packages, car rentals, hotel stays
and everyday purchases. Members of both programs can redeem miles
for tickets as well as upgrades to First Class and Business Class.
In addition, AAdvantage members can redeem miles for vacation
packages, car rentals, hotel stays and retail products. American is
a founding member of the oneworld alliance, whose members and
members-elect serve nearly 1,000 destinations with 14,250 daily
flights to 150 countries. Connect with American on Twitter
@AmericanAir and Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines and follow US
Airways on Twitter @USAirways.
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