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Air Canada Says “Award Scraping” Is Computer Fraud — Seats.aero Says That’s Anticompetitive

May 26, 2026

Air Canada says Seats.aero’s automated award-search scraping is computer fraud. Seats.aero says Air Canada is trying to block a useful award tool and shut down competition — and now the fight is expanding from website terms and trademarks into antitrust, tortious interference, and unfair competition claims.

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