Delta forcing higher fares!?
Jan 16, 2017, 12:55 pm
#16
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 1,868
Be very careful with google fights and ITA matrix. They sometimes find flights which are not actually available. What I suspect is happening is that google is searching during the overnight period when airlines are also updating their systems. During a brief period overnight, the airlines may use a default availability scheme, which may open up lower fare classes for, say, an hour in the middle of the night. This might be why there is sometimes "phantom" availability, which is not actually bookable.
