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This Algorithm Determines the Price of Your Plane Tickets

The pricing of airline tickets might seem like a mystery but it’s actually an algorithm. Airline companies use a dynamic pricing algorithm that takes many factors into account, things like supply and demand and historical trends. That’s why your Thanksgiving flights will always cost and an arm and a leg.