JetBlue sued over ‘surveillance pricing’ claims of tracking personal data to raise fares

NewsWorldAmericasJetBlue sued over ‘surveillance pricing’ claims of tracking personal data to raise faresThe lawsuit followed an exchange on X after a passenger asked JetBlue about a pricing surge and the airline said to try ‘clearing your cache and cookies or booking with an incognito window’Jonathan Stempel Thursday 23 April 2026 16:42 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963718","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jetblue-lawsuit-ticket-price-surge-data-tracking-b2963718.html","title":"JetBlue sued over claims of tracking personal data to raise ticket fares"}}CloseSouthwest Airlines debuts cockpit security barrierThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection...