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Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be... by moron4hire on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @05:19PM (#50459515)
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Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be... by alienbaby on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @05:21PM (#50459552)
dunno about that, tickets are non transferable generally. I'm cynical it is more to do with the 'buying experience' and the opportunity to up-sell, introduce tempting offers, and confuse with navigation patterns and such. Agents will breeze past all that, meaning the money the airlines make will reduce.
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Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be... by bunderbunder on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @05:23PM (#50459577)
Scalping seems unlikely. Airline bookings are non-transferable.
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