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Re: Google Flights

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Post by trustfundbaby » Sun, Dec 23, 2012, 9:30 AM UTC

downey wrote: post #3

It's okay, but it's no Hipmunk.

I love hipmunk but they are resting on their laurels a little too long if you ask me, you still can't edit an individual search tab (I asked and was told to fiddle with the url values to edit the search). And you still can't move tabs around, plus Google flight actually makes it look really slow.

That being said, it is rare that I can find a better rate than what I see on Hipmunk, and their agony ui is still frickin' amazing.

Re: Google Flights

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Post by daurnimator » Sun, Dec 23, 2012, 9:31 AM UTC

dorian-graph wrote: post #31

daurnimator wrote: post #16

Looks great; but doesn't support trips originating in australia... wtf

I noticed that too. For a good, similar website, try http://www.adioso.com/ which is also an Australian startup, Melb based I think. (I'm from Brisbane)

Thanks; looks good; love the wide range of dates you can enter.

Annoyances are inability to sort by flight length, search non-economy; or blacklist a certain airline.

Re: Google Flights

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Post by sspiff » Sun, Dec 23, 2012, 9:50 AM UTC

tjmc wrote: post #30

For values of "brilliant" that originate in North America only...

Exactly, I wanted to try and see what it said about a flight I had planned, and I only got "Sorry, flights from Belgium are not currently supported. Sorry, flights from Germany are not currently supported.".

Strangely, it did support Greece (or so it said), but it doesn't seem to handle transfers very well, giving me no way to fly from Athens to the Newark.

I'm going to rate this tool a solid 1/10.

Re: Google Flights

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Post by roopeshv » Sun, Dec 23, 2012, 10:06 AM UTC

adambyrtek wrote: post #41

roopeshv wrote: post #33

i use bing flights for my flight needs, and probably that's the only MS service i ever use/used. I like bing flights just because of two checkboxes, and nothing else; the checkboxes to search nearby airports on departure and arrival destination. I also found cheapest or next to cheapest flights on bing for some reason.

Bing Flights is just Kayak wrapped in a different user interface.

ya, but for some wierd reasons, i find the cheapest tickets on bing, and not on kayak.

Re: Google Flights

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Post by dtf » Sun, Dec 23, 2012, 10:45 AM UTC

lucaspiller wrote: post #48

tjmc wrote: post #30

For values of "brilliant" that originate in North America only...

++ I use Skyscanner here in Europe for regional and international flights, however really the prices are only useful as an indication. For example, one flight I found the cheapest option was Ryanair, but when I actually booked it the price was €10 cheaper than listed on Skyscanner.

I used to find that Ryanair had a tendency to lowball the aggregators, and then whack on ridiculous extra charges at the end of a tedious and lengthy purchase process. Have they stopped doing that now?

Re: Google Flights

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Post by mrslave » Sun, Dec 23, 2012, 11:06 AM UTC

I have used it but I haven't actually used it.

Re: Google Flights

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Post by frankdenbow » Sun, Dec 23, 2012, 11:20 AM UTC

downey wrote: post #3

It's okay, but it's no Hipmunk.

Love that you put in date ranges in Hipmunk, since I am usually not sure which days have the best deals and am not strongly tied to returning/leaving on a certain day

Re: Google Flights

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Post by lucaspiller » Sun, Dec 23, 2012, 11:28 AM UTC

dtf wrote: post #55

lucaspiller wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

++ I use Skyscanner here in Europe for regional and international flights, however really the prices are only useful as an indication. For example, one flight I found the cheapest option was Ryanair, but when I actually booked it the price was €10 cheaper than listed on Skyscanner.

I used to find that Ryanair had a tendency to lowball the aggregators, and then whack on ridiculous extra charges at the end of a tedious and lengthy purchase process. Have they stopped doing that now?

I haven't noticed that recently. I'd guess because in July they changed the prices advertised to include the extra fees:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18718556

Also last month they were forced to remove the 'you have to pay €12 to pay with a Visa card' policy, so now the fee is 2% for all cards. However, they now make the admin fee mandatory however you pay :)

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/holidays/article-2240292/...

Re: Google Flights

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Post by jamesmcn » Sun, Dec 23, 2012, 11:37 AM UTC

Looks great. Light UI, responsive, low prices.

Re: Google Flights

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Post by geuis » Sun, Dec 23, 2012, 12:12 PM UTC

Searched for New Zealand and got nothing. Searched for a specific city like Auckland or Christchurch and got matches. I am used to better results from Google.