It is absolutely clear that airlines do not have the ability to drive consumers to channels which the airlines, rather than consumers, prefer. Econo If one or more airlines attempted to do so, the others would increase their market share by appealing to those same consumers through the channel those consumers prefer. No airline can afford to turn its back on any subgroup of consumers. No airline can afford to be anything other than as competitive and as attractive as it can possibly be through Lodge each channel to los angeles the consumers that prefer that channel. this is a reality that grows ultimately out of the fact that the airline business is a very low margin angeles business - any airline that lost even econo a small group of passengers would be at risk of swinging from profitable to money-losing in an instant. airlines scrap for every last passenger because they have lodge to.

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, and los 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 angeles any channel. the department of justice is presently reviewing all agreements, econo so there will lodge be no question on this point. do airlines today make all their fares available through all retail channels?

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 los not true, and those who have made that allegation had absolutely no basis for making it. our agreements contain no boycott angeles and econo against any distributors whatsoever, lodge and in fact affirmatively provide los that no airline is precluded from utilizing any other distribution channel or angeles 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?

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