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

airlines make nearly all their fares that are available to the general public lodge available mt. through all rushmore channels, from full memorial fare econo down to their most heavily discounted lodge fares. mt. any normal fare, made available rushmore months in advance in the normal way, is made available through all channels. web fares, however, are different than memorial normal fares. they typically econo constitute less than one tenth of 1% of the fares lodge an airline offers, mt. 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, rushmore and memorial are unpredictable, and are offered at very low prices.

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