Google Flight Search
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Google Flight Search
I don't know if this is actually "new", but a google PR about searching for flights just hit my inbox.
If you google
flight xxx xxx (as in flight ord lhr)
you get a result showing you the flight schedule. Not tons of information and I'm frankly not sure how much this limited information helps a traveler, but it IS quick and I can see using it as a way to quickly find out how to get somewhere without bothering with a full-fledged web-site.
I'd still go to ITA for many things, but if I just want to quickly know if an itin is even possible I can see some utility.
Oh: this is sort of cool. After you've done your first search (I did ord lax) you will see the list of non-stop flights, and then on the bottom are two links, one for "all non-stop flights from ORD" and the second for "all non-stop flights to LAX". I've never found any other way to get such a quick comprehensive list.
If you google
flight xxx xxx (as in flight ord lhr)
you get a result showing you the flight schedule. Not tons of information and I'm frankly not sure how much this limited information helps a traveler, but it IS quick and I can see using it as a way to quickly find out how to get somewhere without bothering with a full-fledged web-site.
I'd still go to ITA for many things, but if I just want to quickly know if an itin is even possible I can see some utility.
Oh: this is sort of cool. After you've done your first search (I did ord lax) you will see the list of non-stop flights, and then on the bottom are two links, one for "all non-stop flights from ORD" and the second for "all non-stop flights to LAX". I've never found any other way to get such a quick comprehensive list.
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I believe they just brought it live in the last week.
According to the Google notice on it, it is not yet using the ITA engine
http://insidesearch.blogspot.com/201...ew-flight.html
It is of course only a matter of time before they hook it up with their ITA software and make it a full pricing search.
According to the Google notice on it, it is not yet using the ITA engine
http://insidesearch.blogspot.com/201...ew-flight.html
It is of course only a matter of time before they hook it up with their ITA software and make it a full pricing search.
Last edited by cordelli; Jun 4, 2011 at 8:08 am
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Kind of neat. Obviously very limited in scope. I hope once Google gets into ITA they really boost the searching ability to show you all valid routings and times. ITA, especially on more complicated itineraries really only shows a limited number that is somehow maxed out.
What Google actually has now really reminds me a feature on the Bloomberg terminals my boss once showed me that let you do look at timetables on there, though even that was more robust.
What Google actually has now really reminds me a feature on the Bloomberg terminals my boss once showed me that let you do look at timetables on there, though even that was more robust.

