Originally Posted by belky15

Google flights and Matrix were providing essentially the same information. And that output was not bookable through AC.

Oddly enough I went to Expedia and found the flights that worked at the best price and my friends have now booked.

So the practical issue is resolved but I still wonder about the usefulness of either Flights or Matrix if the output is not bookable. I am still interested in FT's input on this as I thought that they were fairly reliable tools.