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Do airlines limit the number of searches you can do in a timeframe and why?

  • 20-02-2022 5:28pm
    #1
    Green Finers
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭ Green Finers


    For the past few minutes I have been playing city roulette searching flights to cities I’ve never been to.

    After about 10 cities I got this message.

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  • #2
    G_R
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 4,881 Mod ✭✭✭✭ G_R


    Its probably just the website/apps security features kicking in to prevent what it that’s may be an attempt at a DDOS attack.



  • #3
    Padre_Pio
    Registered Users Posts: 3,671 ✭✭✭ Padre_Pio


    Clear cookies.

    It's also worth getting a VPN when booking travel to some countries, especially poorer ones. Sometime you get a cheaper rate.



  • #4
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 63,131 Mod ✭✭✭✭ L1011


    They assume a single source doing a huge number of searches is a screenscraper.



  • #5
    Green Finers
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭ Green Finers


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118664779#Comment_118664779

    On the return leg, the outbound or both?

    Would the price of a good VPN of outweigh any potential saving on a single flight and only be useful for very regular fliers?



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