Airline pricing is complicated, but not everything is a conspiracy.

No, JetBlue Is Not Engaging In “Surveillance Pricing” But That Does Not Mean It Never Will

A bizarre tweet from a JetBlue employee has sparked accusations that the airline is using “surveillance pricing” to charge customers more based on personal data. That is not what happened here.

Instead, this appears to be a case of a poorly worded response from a low-level employee who likely did not understand how airline pricing actually works and tried to sound clever. The result was confusion, outrage, and even a U.S. senator jumping into the fray.

Responding to a consumer complaint about X about a flight rising $230 overnight, JetBlue tweeted:

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