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Delta Air Lines is reportedly blocking AI agents from automated flight bookings.

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Post: "If you didn’t see this coming , you must be incredibly naive"

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RedditOct 19, 2026By u/19402001

r/AgentsOfAI

If you didn’t see this coming , you must be incredibly naive

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  • [image] > Delta is blocking AI agents from booking flights

  • [comment u/Best_Caterpillar1682] Already handled by these same agents they are blocking. You just have them take over your browser and act as you.

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  • “Meh. Already handled by these same agents they are blocking. You just have them take over your browser and act as you. Done.”

    u/Best_Caterpillar1682346 points · Oct 19, 2026View

  • “It's not a fundamental or principled opposition, those corporations just want their cut, that's all.”

    u/i_am__not_a_robot111 points · Oct 19, 2026View

  • “It's not like they'll be able to stop this. How are they going to know it's not me?”

    u/ai_art_is_art42 points · Oct 19, 2026View

  • “IYKYK. Nobody can truly block a determined agent.”

    u/Appropriate-Rip678426 points · Oct 19, 2026View

  • “More like they are only allowing the action via platform managed MCP, which is a good thing.”

    u/kurotenshi1515 points · Oct 19, 2026View

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