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Google is shutting down the QPX Express API for airfare data

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Re: Google is shutting down the QPX Express API for airfare data

#71

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If a client hasn't learned by now, they're not gonna learn from this either. For niche apis Google has no trust left to burn, because all trust in its products is either already burnt or inflammable.

Nit: "inflammable" means "can be set of fire". So does "flammable". Yes, I know. You want "not flammable", or if you want to be cute you could try "unflammable".

Looks like the post means 'either already burnt or will be burnt easily'? So what exactly is your nitpick here?

Re: Google is shutting down the QPX Express API for airfare data

#72

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If a client hasn't learned by now, they're not gonna learn from this either. For niche apis Google has no trust left to burn, because all trust in its products is either already burnt or inflammable.

Nit: "inflammable" means "can be set of fire". So does "flammable". Yes, I know. You want "not flammable", or if you want to be cute you could try "unflammable".

I think inflammable (or flammable) applies. I think the user is saying the trust is likely to go up in flames.

Re: Google is shutting down the QPX Express API for airfare data

#73

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If it is free, and no ads, it is probably not going to stick long

Correction: If it is not resulting in you transferring more data from yourself or others to Google to profit off of, it is not going to stick around long. Google doesn't seem interested in running paid businesses besides advertising no matter how much you are paying them.

Umm...Google Cloud Platform?

Re: Google is shutting down the QPX Express API for airfare data

#74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If a client hasn't learned by now, they're not gonna learn from this either. For niche apis Google has no trust left to burn, because all trust in its products is either already burnt or inflammable.

Nit: "inflammable" means "can be set of fire". So does "flammable". Yes, I know. You want "not flammable", or if you want to be cute you could try "unflammable".

Interestingly, I read this the other way: "...all trust is burnt, or about to be burnt."

Re: Google is shutting down the QPX Express API for airfare data

#75
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Thanks. Looks like google flights can do most of it but with gui elements. The one thing it doesn't do which I really like is to be able to specify a layover of 1-2 days, ita does it which is great. (OK I guess I can do it with multi city, but it isn't like the old days where layovers were sometimes a feature not something to be avoided)

To quote myself from a year ago (although Delta and Alaska aren't partners anymore) [3]: One of the features I like to use a lot is the ability to specify fare classes. As an example, say I want to fly to Tokyo, and I am an Alaska Airlines mileage plan member. Alaska Airlines does not fly to Tokyo, but it has deals with airlines that do. However, sometimes the fare classes are quite complicated. For instance, "Econom…

I also use routing code to force long layover (e.g. go from Europe to SF via London, and spend the night in London to visit friends, on the same ticket).

Re: Google is shutting down the QPX Express API for airfare data

#76
Does anyone know if they are shutting down their legacy consumer web portal? By which I mean this: https://matrix.itasoftware.com

Please, dear lord I hope not since it's by far my favorite tool to write complex queries to figure out itineraries and pricing for trips.

Re: Google is shutting down the QPX Express API for airfare data

#77

Google shuts down a project. I don't think this really stops the press anymore. I'm not familiar with this one, but building your infrastructure on small Google APIs is starting to seem foolish.

One day Google will shutdown Gmail. Finally then everyone will learn to ignore their non-Advertising services. It's for the best!

This has crossed my mind. I’m a G Suite customer (paid Google docs / gmail etc) and Google makes me nervous the way they shut things down constantly.

Re: Google is shutting down the QPX Express API for airfare data

#78

From [1]: "On April 8, 2011, the US Department of Justice approved the buyout (of ITA by Google). As part of the agreement, Google must license ITA software to other websites for five years." Now that five years are up, Google would want to deny competitors access to that data. Seems like a good startup opportunity. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITA_Software

seems a little bit more than 5 years...

I wonder if this was five years from the deal closing? Usually the deal doesn't close until after regulators have agreed to not to file a lawsuit (which is what happened on the April 8th 2011 date).

Re: Google is shutting down the QPX Express API for airfare data

#79

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> Now that five years are up 2018 - 2011 = 7?

7 > 5, so the 5 years are up.

Well, the question is why did Google wait the 2 non-required years before shutting it down? Seems like something they wouldn’t just forget about.

Re: Google is shutting down the QPX Express API for airfare data

#80
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Sorry if this is an obvious question, but does that have anything to do with https://www.google.com/flights for airfare comparison shopping sub site?

Afaik, they use the same underlying data - this is just Google cutting off public access to this data via the API.
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