How Airport Websites Try to Stop You Scraping Them (And What I Did About It)

📰 Dev.to · José Catalá

Learn how airport websites defend against web scraping and how to overcome these defenses

advanced Published 13 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Analyze website traffic patterns to identify potential scraping defenses
  2. Use tools like User-Agent rotation and proxy servers to evade detection
  3. Implement anti-scraping countermeasures such as handling CAPTCHAs and rate limiting
  4. Inspect website HTML and JavaScript code to identify potential weaknesses
  5. Use headless browsers or Selenium to mimic user interactions and avoid detection
Who Needs to Know This

Developers and data scientists working on web scraping projects can benefit from understanding the common defenses used by websites and how to overcome them

Key Insight

💡 Airport websites use various defenses to prevent web scraping, but these can be overcome with the right tools and techniques

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