A Bayesian approach for flight fare prediction based on kalman filter

Abstract

Decision-making under uncertainty is one of the major issues faced by recent computer-aided solutions and applications. Bayesian prediction techniques come handy in such areas of research. In this paper, we have tried to predict flight fares using Kalman filter which is a famous Bayesian estimation technique. This approach presents an algorithm based on the linear model of the Kalman Filter. This model predicts the fare of a flight based on the input provided from an observation of previous fares. The observed data is given as input in the form of a matrix as required to the linear model, and an estimated fare for a specific upcoming flight is calculated.