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

Green Finers · 2022-02-20 16:28:42

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.

20-02-2022 05:28PM

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Green Finers

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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 20-02-2022 08:34PM

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

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#3 20-02-2022 08:36PM

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

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#4 20-02-2022 10:22PM

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

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#5 20-02-2022 10:32PM

Green Finers

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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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