First, there is our high-powered, yet friendly, search engine. It guarantees you more travel options and the lowest publicly available fares. And that includes Internet-only fares for nearly thirty airlines. This capability, along with our commitment to unparalleled customer care, is what sets us apart from all other travel-planning Web sites. Explore the Difference in depth. It was obvious that the current state of the online travel market really didn''t serve the true needs of today''s travelers. The airlines shared a vision of the perfect travel site, one focused on the consumer. A site that would provide comprehensive and unbiased travel information as well as one that would make planning and buying travel on the Internet easy and hassle-free; instead of the usual scavenger hunt. Travelers will have all the information; so they can make informed decisions.

Then the allegation that we are "an illegal boycott against third party distributors" because it has "requirements for posting fare sales that cannot be sold" by others is not true? It is absolutely not true, La and those who have made that allegation had absolutely no basis for making it. Our agreements contain no boycott against any distributors whatsoever, and in fact affirmatively provide that no airline is precluded from utilizing any other distribution channel or offering any fare through any channel. The Department of Justice is presently reviewing all agreements, so there will be no question on this point. Do airlines today make all their fares available through all retail channels?

Airlines make nearly all their fares that are available to the general public available through all channels, from full fare down to their most heavily discounted fares. Any normal fare, made available months in advance in the normal way, is made available through all channels. Web fares, however, are different than normal fares. They typically constitute less than one tenth of 1% of the fares an airline offers, and are normally made available only a few days before flight time, and only on flights which have an unusually high number of empty seats. Web fares thus are seldom available, are unpredictable, and are offered at very low prices.

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