DOT clears Orbitz
Apr 16, 2001 | 8:21 am
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DOT clears Orbitz
Thought my fellow flyertalkers might be interested in this news off the wires... http://news.excite.com/news/r/010413...port-orbitz-dc
I've been beta-testing orbitz for a couple of weeks now and am glad to see that they are able to move forward. You guys should sign up to beta test - as we all know, feedback is valuable!
I've been beta-testing orbitz for a couple of weeks now and am glad to see that they are able to move forward. You guys should sign up to beta test - as we all know, feedback is valuable!
Apr 16, 2001 | 10:39 am
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Originally posted by lulu3502001:
Thought my fellow flyertalkers might be interested in this news off the wires... http://news.excite.com/news/r/010413...port-orbitz-dc
I've been beta-testing orbitz for a couple of weeks now and am glad to see that they are able to move forward. You guys should sign up to beta test - as we all know, feedback is valuable!
Thought my fellow flyertalkers might be interested in this news off the wires... http://news.excite.com/news/r/010413...port-orbitz-dc
I've been beta-testing orbitz for a couple of weeks now and am glad to see that they are able to move forward. You guys should sign up to beta test - as we all know, feedback is valuable!
Apr 16, 2001 | 2:06 pm
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Originally posted by lulu3502001:
I've been beta-testing orbitz for a couple of weeks now and am glad to see that they are able to move forward. You guys should sign up to beta test - as we all know, feedback is valuable!
I've been beta-testing orbitz for a couple of weeks now and am glad to see that they are able to move forward. You guys should sign up to beta test - as we all know, feedback is valuable!
Apr 16, 2001 | 2:48 pm
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I just checked out www.orbitz.com
They do not sell tickets yet, but the search engine is active -- and it is terrific. It is easy to see available fares and quickly sort them to find the right combination of fare, time, stop, and preferred airlines. And it is fast!
Most impressive.
There is a link on the home page that allows you to request to be a beta tester. After being bit beta testing CO's new eService site, I am twice shy ...
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He who dies with the most miles ... is dead.
They do not sell tickets yet, but the search engine is active -- and it is terrific. It is easy to see available fares and quickly sort them to find the right combination of fare, time, stop, and preferred airlines. And it is fast!
Most impressive.
There is a link on the home page that allows you to request to be a beta tester. After being bit beta testing CO's new eService site, I am twice shy ...
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He who dies with the most miles ... is dead.
Apr 16, 2001 | 3:54 pm
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Originally posted by ontheroad:
I just checked out www.orbitz.com
They do not sell tickets yet, but the search engine is active -- and it is terrific. It is easy to see available fares and quickly sort them to find the right combination of fare, time, stop, and preferred airlines. And it is fast!
Most impressive.
There is a link on the home page that allows you to request to be a beta tester. After being bit beta testing CO's new eService site, I am twice shy ...
I just checked out www.orbitz.com
They do not sell tickets yet, but the search engine is active -- and it is terrific. It is easy to see available fares and quickly sort them to find the right combination of fare, time, stop, and preferred airlines. And it is fast!
Most impressive.
There is a link on the home page that allows you to request to be a beta tester. After being bit beta testing CO's new eService site, I am twice shy ...
Apr 16, 2001 | 6:24 pm
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I like, but isn't this just the engine from http://beta.itasoftware.com/servlet/cvgdispatch ?
Apr 17, 2001 | 7:18 am
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I think it is. Delta announced yesterday that they are converting reservations and ticketing from a legacy mainframe system to ITA's software on a UNIX farm because of the results they saw in Orbitz and their own testing.
Apr 17, 2001 | 3:01 pm
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Originally posted by ClubChamp:
I think it is. Delta announced yesterday that they are converting reservations and ticketing from a legacy mainframe system to ITA's software on a UNIX farm because of the results they saw in Orbitz and their own testing.
I think it is. Delta announced yesterday that they are converting reservations and ticketing from a legacy mainframe system to ITA's software on a UNIX farm because of the results they saw in Orbitz and their own testing.
Apr 17, 2001 | 3:29 pm
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Originally posted by A Delta CUSTOMER!:
I like, but isn't this just the engine from http://beta.itasoftware.com/servlet/cvgdispatch ?
I like, but isn't this just the engine from http://beta.itasoftware.com/servlet/cvgdispatch ?
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/162383.html
Apr 18, 2001 | 9:26 pm
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Orbitz is missing at least one feature (that I happen to value highly) from the itasoftware site. ita would let me tell it to search strictly the three airports I can reach (CHA, BNA, ATL); on Orbitz, I would have to give it a radius around CHA, thus pulling in worthless results from TYS and HSV also.
Apr 19, 2001 | 8:38 am
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Originally posted by silverpie:
Orbitz is missing at least one feature (that I happen to value highly) from the itasoftware site. ita would let me tell it to search strictly the three airports I can reach (CHA, BNA, ATL); on Orbitz, I would have to give it a radius around CHA, thus pulling in worthless results from TYS and HSV also.
Orbitz is missing at least one feature (that I happen to value highly) from the itasoftware site. ita would let me tell it to search strictly the three airports I can reach (CHA, BNA, ATL); on Orbitz, I would have to give it a radius around CHA, thus pulling in worthless results from TYS and HSV also.