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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 10:04 pm
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A year ago, I would have said "No way - AA.com is always cheapest."

In the past year, AA.com has been the cheapest for about 80% of my flights; Orbitz has beat it about 20% of the time. Sometimes Orbitz beats it with a 30-40% lower fare, other times it just beats it by a few bucks more than the commission and bonus mile value.

I have never seen Expedia or Travelocity beat AA.com - just Orbitz - but I always run a quick check at those sites just in case.
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