Prediction

Prices move before you know why # If you’ve ever searched for flights to a destination right after something was in the news — a hurricane warning, a festival announcement, a sudden political event — you’ve probably noticed that fares had already moved. Often dramatically. Airlines have revenue management teams watching the same news feeds you are. They react in hours, sometimes minutes.

Airline pricing follows patterns. Most travelers don’t see them. # If you’ve used Google Flights or Hopper, you’ve seen a version of price history — a chart showing how a fare has changed over the past few weeks. That’s useful but limited. The more powerful signal is deeper historical data: how this route has priced over the past two or three years, across different seasons, booking windows, and market conditions.