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American Airlines flight listings back on Orbitz after 2-day absence

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American Airlines and Orbitz appear to have made up. The U.S. carrier’s flights returned to the online travel booking site after the two signed a letter of intent to resume business, according to company statements.

American very publicly pulled its flight listings from Orbitz on Wednesday and had planned to pull the flights of affiliate US Airways on Monday. Details of the dispute weren’t disclosed, but by Friday things were back to normal and consumers could buy tickets on both airlines through Orbitz.

“The companies are working toward final agreements based on the letter of intent,” American’s statement says.

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Orbitz chief executive officer Sam Fulton made this statement on the renewed relationship between the two:

“We are pleased that our long-standing relationship with American Airlines allowed us to quickly resolve business matters and that we continue to offer a broad range of options, including American Airlines and US Airways flights, to the millions of shoppers who book travel on our global sites each day.”

It’s not the first time the two have had a fallout. In 2010, American temporarily removed its airfares from being sold on Orbitz. In that conflict, American wanted direct control over collecting passenger fees.

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