American Airlines Is Back On Orbitz

In a statement on Friday, American Airlines and Orbitz announced that they reached an agreement, and that American Airlines and US Airways flights will be available on Orbitz sites effective immediately.

Additionally, all tickets previously purchased on Orbitz sites remain valid.

This announcement follows news on Tuesday that American Airlines and US Airways fares would be pulled from Orbitz sites.

In a statement Friday, Sam Fulton, president of Orbitz.com said, "We are pleased that our long-standing relationship with American Airlines allowed us to quickly resolve business matters and that we continue to offer a broad range of options, including American Airlines and US Airways flights, to the millions of shoppers who book travel on our global sites each day."

In after hours trade Friday, Orbitz shares were up about 1%.