Debunking a viral flight hackfrom @natbco

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Can you save money on flights by booking them at a library instead of your personal device? Long story short is no. Many people sent us that viral video claiming that you could save hundreds of dollars this way. No our travel team tested the theory across four different libraries, and we reached out to airfare experts to get their take. Here's what we learned. We all searched for the same two specific flights. One no Bangkok in January, as well as a Worst flight to Florida in September. We used our personal devices, phones, laptops, then again using public computers at our local libraries. We searched on Google flights. We looked directly on the airline websites and through their apps. I even went back to a different library on a second day to repeat the test again. And we all got the same results. If a fare fluctuated, it fluctuated for all of us and not just on a particular device. This was disappointing. We wanted the hack to work, but it didn't. Those viral videos claim that airlines and search engines track your internet habits rank can price your flights in a predatory way. But airfare experts told us airlines are constantly updating their fares in real time best on things like demand, fuel prices, how many tickets are left in a different fare class. And every time you search, you're just getting what is available at that exact time. No, yes, you could get a deal at the library, but you could also get a deal at home. This does not mean you should skip a trip to your local library. It's still a great place to check out travel books or apply for a new passport, or vote. You can read more about our test findings and airfare pricing on the Washington Post.