It's not in our interest to send customers to someone else's business. Airline officials said they have blocked other Web sites, including Travelocity and Expedia, from selling their tickets. Orbitz officials said they show unusual routes if they save the consumer money. In negotiations before Southwest filed the lawsuit, Orbitz made concessions on three other issues, including removing Southwest's logo from its Web site. Both sides claimed that they were acting in the interest of increasing competition and helping consumers.
Most observers believe that the airline industry needs to be more competitive.
The Department of Transportation concluded last month that Orbitz could increase competition in the online travel business. Comair pilots to vote on deal Comair strike at a glance Fears of recession rekindled Free trade has been trade-off for Cincinnati N.Ky. The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.