Is "Google flights" a fraud page?

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No, it isn't a scam, price mismatches are just a recurrent thing in the extremely complicated world of airline pricing

Just the URL will tell you that it isn't a scam

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I have been using that page (https://www.google.com/travel/flights) for at least 5 years to see what flights are available and the results were more or less reliable. It is quite unlikely to be a scam.

There are many possible reasons for the price mismatch though. The price shown on the airline website may be different because of the more expensive fare/luggage/departure time/etc. selected. Maybe google is out of date for this particular flight. Maybe the last available ticket with the lowest price was bought while you were switching between google and airline website tabs. Maybe some obscure marketing patterns are at play and the airline doesn't want to show all available prices. The list goes on...

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