**What lies behind the price disparities on flight ticket prices?**
A recent joint notice by China's top cyberspace regulators and airlines has highlighted the issue of algorithmic price gouging on ticket prices. According to industry insiders, the main reasons behind the disparities include system caching, dynamic pricing, and differences in promotional offers.
Flight ticket prices on online travel agencies (OTAs) are primarily influenced by two types of promotions: general discounts and special group discounts. The composition of prices is determined by factors such as membership tiers, cross-marketing, and merchant participation, rather than user characteristics.
Industry professionals suggest that increasing transparency will help dispel user misunderstandings about price discrimination.
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