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Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be... by andix on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @05:30PM (#50459692)
I honestly can't believe there isn't a SF based startup that is already doing it.

The usual issue of flight booking APIs is, that those flights are expensive. It's what travel agencies or travel departments in companies use.

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Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be... by Muromec on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @05:50PM (#50459986)
There isn't any money in building api for a platform somebody else owns. At best you do a travel management system for corporate stuff. That kind of a startup definitely exists, funded by YC about ten years ago
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