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Algorithmic pricing is both efficient and absurd

Posted on May 30, 2022
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Deterred by the £260 cost of a return train ticket to London, one Sunderland football fan has found a cheaper way to cheer on his team at Wembley this weekend: travel via Menorca. A Ryanair flight to the Spanish island, an overnight stay in an airport hotel, a return flight to London and a cadged car ride back home work out cheaper than the extortionate cost of a rail ticket.

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www.ft.com/content/1fb2792a-c4e0-41b5-83bb-9e1912aa5275

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