March 30, 2012

VIA OVERNIGHT COURIER

Ms. Cecilia Blye

Office of Global Security Risk

Division of Corporation Finance

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F. Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.

Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011

Filed March 5, 2012

File No. 1-33599

Dear Ms. Blye:

As we discussed on March 29, 2012, Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”) has requested an extension until April 19, 2012 to respond to the comments contained in your letter dated March 22, 2012 (“Comment Letter”) related to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. We intend to respond substantively to the Comment Letter by April 19, 2012.

Please do not hesitate to contact me by telephone at (312) 894-4804 or via email at mackenzie.phillips@orbitz.com, with any questions or comments regarding this correspondence.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Mackenzie K. Phillips

Mackenzie K. Phillips

Interim Securities Counsel

cc: Pradip Bhaumik, Special Counsel

Alice Geene, Interim General Counsel, Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.

500 West Madison

Suite 1000

Chicago, IL 60661

USA