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Airlines ABSOLUTELY change their prices if you repeatedly check routes to a city. I have watched them change by over $100 over a few hours a day when contemplating a trip using their flight searches.
I now do all the flight route and time checking with a browser private window, no location being served, and VPN with an exit far from where I am, then use a phone on a cellular network to do any booking or vice versa in order to prevent tracking or some sort of identifying hash they might grab.
It’s such a cheapass scam to basically gouge a customer based on interest.
You might be already paying a premium for a Skyscanner’s cut.
I’d suggest find the flight on Skyscanner and then go directly to that airline’s website to see what the price is there.
I just tried it and got 723 on Skyscanner and 547 for the same ticket direct from airline.
Airlines ABSOLUTELY change their prices if you repeatedly check routes to a city. I have watched them change by over $100 over a few hours a day when contemplating a trip using their flight searches.
I now do all the flight route and time checking with a browser private window, no location being served, and VPN with an exit far from where I am, then use a phone on a cellular network to do any booking or vice versa in order to prevent tracking or some sort of identifying hash they might grab.
It’s such a cheapass scam to basically gouge a customer based on interest.
does this apply to Skyscanner (app)
You might be already paying a premium for a Skyscanner’s cut. I’d suggest find the flight on Skyscanner and then go directly to that airline’s website to see what the price is there.
I just tried it and got 723 on Skyscanner and 547 for the same ticket direct from airline.
No idea, I don’t use it.