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United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on behalf of travelers

SteadyVane has taken 28 readings of United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on behalf of… since Nov 11, 2026: 233 upvotes at the first reading, 680 at the latest (+447). Its biggest one-day gain was +413 on Nov 12, 2026.

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first seen Nov 11, 2026 · last seen 3 h ago · published Nov 11, 2026

Day by day

Day (UTC)	upvotes	Change
Nov 15, 2026	680	0
Nov 14, 2026	680	+3
Nov 13, 2026	677	+18
Nov 12, 2026	659	+413
Nov 11, 2026	246	+13

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