Do airlines increase prices based on searches?
Do airlines increase prices based on searches?
No they increase and decrease prices based on demand
Nope. Just on inventory
No, they sell seats in fare classes, say 10 seats in each class, increasing in price each level, sometimes cheaper fare tickets are returned and sell for less than current available seats, but you need to be quick to get these.
They will deny that they do that outright. However, the more you search for a flight the more in demand they think the flight is, and that could cause the fare to increase at least temporarily.
There are reports that they do that. Try searching on a site like Orbitz or Expedia first rather than the airline's own site, to get the prices and times. Go on the airline site when you're ready to buy the tickets.
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