I booked mine 11:23 am PDT (2:23 pm EDT)...
Just squeezed in under the bell... Woke up from a 7 hr nap in Amsterdam and what do I see on FT? Cyprus!
I received my Orbitz confirmation 11:48 am PDT. I have an Orbitz record locator and an Alitalia record locator, but don't have a ticket number yet (hoping...)
I tried 7/6-7/30 at Orbitz, got the price, then when I clicked to buy, it said the fare was unavailable...so I changed the return date & bingo!