Article: DOT Commission Does Not Recommend Government Action To Mandate All Fares in All Channels; Report Confirms the Consumer and Competitive Benefits of the Internet.

CHICAGO -- Internet travel agent, Orbitz, today issued the following statement by Gary Doernhoefer, Vice President and General Counsel, in response to the report issued by the National Commission to Ensure Consumer Information and Choice in the Airline Industry:

"The Commission's report highlights the positive effect the Internet and Orbitz have had in improving the quality and quantity of schedule and fare information available to consumers, and in expanding choice and competition in the business of selling air travel."

"The Commission clearly recognized how the Internet and technology are driving change in the travel industry. Not only in how ...

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