Questions tagged [flight-search-engines]
Questions about one or more websites designed to help find the best flights for criteria you provide.
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Is there a website that tracks fare deals from any airport in the world?
I got really excited when I read the promise of the website farealerts.co, but then I realized it only includes a few airports from the US and I don't live there.
Do you know of something similar for ...
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Flight search engine that displays prices including 1 checked bag
I'm looking for a flight search engine that displays flight ticket prices including 1 checked bag. I tried Kiwi and Skyscanner but they sometimes (always?) display flight ticket prices without ...
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Why does the chosen user location impact the number of flights that Skyscanner returns?
I've noticed that the flight list that Skyscanner returns after a search depends on the chosen location (but not the currency, it seems). For example, in one of my searches, Skyscanner returned around ...
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Why does AGP-FRA-HOG not appear in flight searches? [duplicate]
I want to travel from Málaga, Spain (AGP) to Holguín, Cuba (HOG) around January or February 2023 (this is a follow-up of this question). Both Google Flights and ITA Matrix offer combinations with ...
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Why is 2x one-way fares cheaper than round-trip on Matrix?
I'm searching for flights to NZ and back for some time in Feb-Apr next year. I've been using Matrix to find suitable dates and prices, however I ran into something that I thought was odd - the prices ...
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List flight prices to different cities for specific dates?
I want to visit another US city for a few days at the end of October. I'm open to visiting any city and flying in any airline, as long as it's relatively inexpensive and it's non-stop.
Let's say I'm ...
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How to search for airplane lie flat seats
What's the best way search for airplane lie-flat seats ?
One of the biggest factors especially for long haul flights is what type of seat you're travelling in with "lie-flat" being by far ...
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Finding flights that do NOT stop in the USA
I'm trying to find flights between New Zealand and Tijuana, Mexico that do NOT stop in the USA, however the flight searches I've been doing all seem to have a stop somewhere in the US - LAX, SFO, IAH ...
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Which flight search engines show the flight options sorted by price and including throw-away ticketing?
Throw-away ticketing sometimes yields the cheapest flight option. Which flight search engines show the flight options sorted by price and including throw-away ticketing?
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Flight + hotel flexible dates search?
Here on Travel.SE we have a well-developed question about how to search flights with flexible dates and destinations How can I do a "broad" search for flights?
We also have some pieces how ...
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Tracking On-Time Performance for Allegiant: Why do Flight Numbers Keep Changing?
I frequently use services like flightaware to look up flights I am thinking about purchasing. Under normal circumstances (at least in the US) such as this one, searching for a flight number generally ...
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Search engine allowing stopovers longer than 24 hours, flexible dates and several destinations
A related question may be this one: How can I do a "broad" search for flights?, but it's a quite broad question (as the title suggests haha)
Maybe the most similar question is this one: ...
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How to search for flights to "anywhere", if the journey starts and ends in different set of airports? [closed]
Is there a website that allows me to find flights from a set of airports (A/B/C) to ANYWHERE to a different set of airports (X/Y/Z)?
Essentially, I want to go from origin (A/B/C) to destination (X/Y/Z)...
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Finding a flight with flexible date AND flexible airports
I want to find a roundtrip flight with flexible dates and flexible airports. Flightsfinder.com provided a nice price grid, but the airports are fixed. Does a flight finding service exist where it is ...
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Find the top k cheapest airports to meet for two people departing from different airports
I'm looking for a way to find the top k cheapest airports to meet for two people departing from two different airports, and given some dates. The meeting airport shouldn't be the same as one of the ...
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I need to find the Find flight no from Palma Majorca to Norwich on 24/05/2022 [duplicate]
I need to find the Tui flight no leaving Palma Majorca at 9.35am to Norwich on 24/05/2022 it was delayed 3-4 hours
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How to plan for shortest travel time?
For my work I have to visit remote villages abroad. Sometimes, the closest international airport is more than a 100 km away. Also I do not like driving.
As an example: I need to travel to Agordo, ...
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Flight change: How to find cheapest return flight in time frame?
I have a United flight CDG-RTB-CDG. Now I already used CDG-RTB, and I want to change the date of RTB-CDG, which my fare allows without fee with price difference only.
The problem is that it's a pain ...
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How to search for flights not going through Russian airspace?
My flight from Europe to Japan with stop-over in Finland (Helsinki) was cancelled as it went through Russian air space, and no alternative was given.
As far as I know most other flights from London/...
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What services let me track prices of flights to a city at any time?
I see there's some questions on how to find cheap tickets from a city to anywhere for a given date, but I am curious about if any websites let you know when there's a good deal for a given city ...
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Are there any apps or sites that allow you to set a strike price on flights?
So, there are plenty of sites that will tell you if flight prices in your search results are "high" or "low".
Are there any sites or apps that will let you set a "strike" ...
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Search flights from entire Europe to entire SouthAmerica in a single search?
Which sites exist to search for prices of flights with departure entire Europe and destination entire South America, one way, period from date X to Y, in a single search; besides kiwi.com?
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How can budget OTAs offer prices that are 25% of what the airline charges?
Example https://www.momondo.de/flight-search/BOS-MAD/2021-06-26/2021-07-02/business?sort=bestflight_a
Boston <-> Madrid, business, Jun 26 to Jul 2. On Momondo.de this yields a few budget OTAs (...
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Included baggage for long haul flight with Lufthansa
I'm searching on Skyscanner for a flight for Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Toronto (YYZ) for the dates 29 May 2021 - 19 June 2021.
This is the result's link.
I select the cheapest one:
Then I go to the page ...
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Is there any website or service for showing countries / regions open for travel during Covid-19 restrictions?
As countries and regions open up from lockdown, I was wondering if there's an online tool that can highlight which places a person is free to travel to based on:
Passports held
Current residency / ...
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Summary of Flight Destinations & Frequency from a specified city
I'm often interested in figuring out what destinations I can get to non-stop with a particular airline from a particular origin city; this is helpful in getting a sense for what airline might have ...
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Flight search for multi-stop with 10 segments [duplicate]
There is a similar question on this site, Are there any sites that let me book 7 or more multi-city flights?.
But, it's from 2013. And lists just one site - https://airtreks.com, that gives an ...
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Is there a website or a code that will suggest dates for the cheapest flights?
For example, I want to travel from London to New York. My dates are flexible departure (July) and return (September).
I want my output to be the dates for which I'll get the cheapest flight (instead ...
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London - Auckland Flight - best way to book it [closed]
Hi I have extensive experience in booking European flights and I have always planned all our holidays, flights accommodations by myself.
But for the first time I am going to take our family of four ...
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How does Google Flights define classes?
Why is Norwegian's "Premium Cabin" shown when I search for Premium Economy while Icelandair's "Saga Class" shown when I search for Business? The amenities are similar across both classes but Norwegian'...
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"Book with a travel agent" option on Google Flights
Here is a screenshot from Google Flights:
I've encountered similar scenarios multiple times. Google is claiming that one can book these flights for 186 USD with a travel agent. I've checked a few ...
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What are some tips and tricks for finding the cheapest flight when luggage and other fees are not revealed until far into the booking process?
I'm finding it ever more frustrating recently to compare and find the truly cheapest flights.
Flight search engines are more and more useless as airlines game the system increasingly to list low ...
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Is there a way to encourage or even force airlines and booking engines to show options with overnight layovers?
Sometimes, airlines and booking engines offer options with overnight layovers, and usually present these as unattractive options (and usually they are, because not many people enjoy sleeping in ...
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Are there any discounts if combining multiple flights?
Let's say I want to fly from Amsterdam, Netherlands to: New Orleans (US), Havana (Cuba) and Quito (Ecuador). And then back to Amsterdam.
Are there any chance to combine these flights to get better ...
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How can flights operated by the same company have such different prices when marketed by another?
On SkySkanner, I see:
Virgin: LHR-SAN (via DTW) and return (via SLC), "operated by Delta": £580
Air France: exactly the same flights, "operated by Delta": £956
...and there are other combinations ...
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Booking with Third Party Sites
So I found a flight on skyscanner for British Airways that I've been eyeing for quite a while. However, it is a basic economy ticket which means that it doesn't come with a checked bag and seat ...
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Any tips on how to get a cheap flight to China [duplicate]
A month ago, I saw US$500 round trip flights from Dallas to Shanghai. Now I can't seem to get anything less than $750, no matter what time of the year pick. I am searching Expedia, and Travelocity.
I ...
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Flight search engine offering results ordered by distance flown
Put simply: I'd like to fly more, I'd like to be more in the air than on the ground.
I have asked similar questions before, and yes, they sound weird, but please hear me out.
Ref: Flight search for ...
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Number of available seats [duplicate]
is there a way to get access to a number of empty seats at different airlines? how do I get this data?
Edit: my question is if the OTA's have this access? do they know at every moment how many ...
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Is there a way to view historical flight loads for American Airlines or other airlines? [duplicate]
I work for an airline and I'm able to view flight loads through a company travel portal.
What I'm looking for is historical data for American Airlines on a specific flights that flew last year. Even ...
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How future flight fares are gathered by Google flights? [duplicate]
I have checked Google Flights and many other online OTAs, displaying flight fares for future dates (extending upto 1 year). How are these rates decided and from where these data come? Are these rates ...
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Any other airlines that offer a non-stop Madrid-Cairo flight? [closed]
I can only find EgyptAir offering a non-stop flight from MAD-CAI.
Are there other options?
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It it possible to avoid kiwi.com's automatic online check-in and instead do it manually by yourself?
I have a WestJet Flight LGW-YYC that I booked using kiwi.com. WestJet offers free seat selection with the online check-in on their homepage (see their FAQ at "
Can I still select my seat if I don't ...
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Why do flight prices differ greatly across currencies?
I am a Canadian with a Chinese background (so I am bilingual English/Chinese), and some of my family members are planning on a vacation to Tokyo, Japan, and the flight is a direct flight originating ...
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Star Alliance - direct routes
I don't know where I want to go, but I know how I want to get there! I'm looking for an efficient way to search for flights under the following criteria:
Operated by any Star Alliance partner
From a ...
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Looking for a site that suggest a destination for group traveling from multiple countries
We are a group of friends living in different countries. We'd like to find a way to choose a fair destination that minimizes the travel costs for everyone.
Sure, we can pick one place arbitrarily and ...
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Coordinating reverse flight itineraries
I sometimes book flights where I travel from A to B, to pick some people up from B that then follow me back to A. However, I have found that it is extremely difficult to book the same flight from B to ...
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Search flights by stopping location
I'm looking for a platform where you can easily search for flight by origin and stop location,
Is there such a thing?
I would appreciate any help
For example:
The search I want to do -
The all ...
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Flight delay history? [duplicate]
Our United Airlines flight UA6056 from DTW to IAH was delayed on 1/1/2019 scheduled for 8:25am departure and I want to find out when it actually boarded & took off?
They told us at the gate it ...
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Flight search by time in air?
I don't mind layovers between connecting flights much. If they're long enough I can have a little visit of the connecting city. Short of that, I find spending time in an airport more comfortable than ...
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