American and Orbitz settle litigation over antitrust claims


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American’s agreement with Orbitz is the third and last settlement in a lawsuit filed by the airline claiming that the OTA, alongside Sabre and Travelport, were guilty of anticompetitive practices.
AMR Corp.’s American Airlines and Orbitz Worldwide LLC settled their litigation ... The airline and the online travel reservation service issued a joint statement today saying they had resolved lawsuits between them. Terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed. Orbitz, based in Chicago, was the last remaining defendant in a lawsuit filed by American in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, accusing it, Sabre Holdings Corp. and Travelport LP of conspiring to block the airline’s entry into electron