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Beowulf wrote:

On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 16:08:21 +0000, Miss L. Toe wrote:
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Book directly with the airline concerned, not through a travel agent.

Isn't Orbitz the same as Northwest Airline? But to be honest now I can not

No. Orbitz is owned by a consortium of U.S. airlines. Not sure which.