Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be...
by rykam on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @04:56PM
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I wonder what pushed them to do it? Did something serious go wrong with some cases of agents booking flights, or is it more motivated from a fear of Big Tech AI gaming the dynamic pricing system that they control and potentially making them lose profits because the Agents will get much more optimal/cheap flights than mere mortals?
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Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be...
by loloquwowndueo on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @05:02PM
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Heh have you seen how slow airline sites are to get results? Now imagine them buckling under the load of an agent launching 20 simultaneous browser sessions to price-compare all minute variations of a specific trip request