Originally Posted by wright
I like the popup calendar idea - but don't like either the calendars or date pulldowns that show return flights before your outbound flight. I also like the ability to view all area airports at once (WAS, NCY, etc) and screens that show return flights from all airports - it's often more convenient (and sometimes cheaper) to fly into National and out of BWI, for example. I also want to see the full fare at first glance and not to go through several screens to find. CO used to do this, but dropped it a year or so ago. I also like the ability to look for alternative dates or airports. And, of course, the ability to go back to a previous screen without losing all the data.
First, welcome to FT,
wright!
Here's my list:
- WAS, NYC, LON, etc. are extremely helpful, get them in. Don't make me choose JFK/LGA/EWR if I really just want to go to New York. (LH is guilty of this)
- Show me fareclasses right away. And show me how much more expensive other fare classes are. LAN.com has a nice little system for this in their online booking, it's a little dropdown menu on the bottom right of the interface. Do not pull an Aer Lingus and assume that the cheapest fare is always the fare I want.
- Pop-up calendars do more harm than good.
- For revenue tickets, include flights on airlines within your alliance. If you don't fly, say IAD-IST, but a member of your alliance can get me there, do the guys a favor and let me know. It shouldn't be dependent on codeshare flights only.
- Oh, and of course the route map issue. Well done and easily accessible, please.