United's ban on AI booking agents puts interface control over traveler convenience
petrusenko_max · x · 2026-11-12
United Airlines banned AI booking agents from its booking interface. Developer petrusenkomax argues the move prioritizes control over the booking funnel rather than traveler security: agents can't demo booking flows without carrier approval, so builders lose a key use case while travelers gain nothing — a sign of how legacy platforms are walling off the agentic web.
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