Travelport claims court victory over American Airlines
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A court in the US has held up Travelport’s injunction against American Airlines. The injunction has preserved Orbitz’s ability to sell American Airlines tickets, and recognised Travelport’s position that the American’s contract allows all Travelport-connected agents to fully utilise the airline’s content.
“Travelport has standing to complain that American breached the [parties’ contract], and its implicit covenant of good faith by barring Travelport from earning income from booking flights through… Orbitz,” the Illinois Appellate Court ruling stated.
“We are very pleased with the Appellate Court’s recognition of our contractual rights,” said Travelport’s Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Eric Bock. “Those rights are critical to protecting our agencies’ ability to have and fully use AA’s content.”
Travelport has been embroiled in a legal dispute with American Airlines over the Texas-based carrier’s attempts to drive more bookings to its AA Direct website.
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