FLASHCARDS! Why Airline Prices Change After You Search

FLASHCARDS! Why Airline Prices Change After You Search

It’s Flash­card Fri­days here at Math! Sci­ence! His­to­ry! I’m your host, Gabrielle Bir­chak, and today we’re look­ing at a mys­tery many of us have expe­ri­enced: why do air­line prices jump around, some­times with­in min­utes, after we search for a flight? You check once. It’s $278. You think, “Hmm, maybe I’ll wait a few hours.” You check again. $348. You wait

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