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[–] mlg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I still haven't figured out if Google's flight search forwards view data similar to checking on the actual airline's website because I've definitely seen price hikes occur in realtime, but I can't tell if that's because of constant rechecks close to the flight date, or just the static algorithm increasing the price as the flight date approaches.

Otherwise I'm kind of skeptical of how they allow Google to use such data and present it for free.

[–] detren@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I haven’t had this happen to me with European airlines I think. Is there maybe some law forcing them to keep steady prices? From what I’ve seen (though I don’t fly that often) prices don’t really fluctuate and just rise with more demand, with some last minute tickets going for pennies.

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