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by ticks 5309 days ago
Interesting. Low frills airlines don't like price comparison websites, so the CAPTCHA is likely there to stop spiders. If one of these airlines has a free seat sale then bargain hunters are on the case before regular customers have a chance. Those bargain hunters - who use these third party websites to find cheap tickets - probably aren't the target audience for the sales.