google flight explorer
Dec 14, 2012 | 2:05 pm
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Dec 15, 2012 | 5:52 am
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I am wondering if because I have the temerity to live outside the US and A that is will not let me search. I can get flights SFO-LHR, but not if I start with LHR-SFO.
Dec 17, 2012 | 10:39 am
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Love it...
Try typle in a state, region or country instead of a specific city.
Then adjust your minimum days accordingly.
It's a really cool tool with a lot of possibilities for future growth.
Even more now that Google bought Fodors
Try typle in a state, region or country instead of a specific city.
Then adjust your minimum days accordingly.
It's a really cool tool with a lot of possibilities for future growth.
Even more now that Google bought Fodors
Dec 17, 2012 | 11:35 am
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Definitely beta. Type in London in the From box, all London, UK airports are unavailable. Might be worth a look when it grows up.
Dec 17, 2012 | 12:14 pm
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It's funny how this is an acceptable answer for a google product, with nary a concern voiced about this excuse, but if it was an Apple product there would be multiple threads of massive failure with pronouncements of imminent doom for the company. LOL
Dec 19, 2012 | 3:54 pm
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In March, we made it possible for users to find flights to more than 500 destinations outside the US. Soon after, we enabled this capability for any international destination airport, for flights originating from the US or Canada.
Dec 19, 2012 | 3:57 pm
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Apple never done that and thus the expectation of something "revolutionary" that must be perfect on day one.
Dec 19, 2012 | 6:28 pm
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On the one hand, this is pretty cool.
On the other hand, I feel like Travelocity's old "Dream Maps" feature worked at least this well, back in the day.
(I also find it funny that the first place it offers for SFO to "Asia" is Beirut -- OK, it's not Damascus or Mogadishu, but it's sure not a spot I'd think of vacationing right now.)
On the other hand, I feel like Travelocity's old "Dream Maps" feature worked at least this well, back in the day.
(I also find it funny that the first place it offers for SFO to "Asia" is Beirut -- OK, it's not Damascus or Mogadishu, but it's sure not a spot I'd think of vacationing right now.)
Dec 20, 2012 | 12:12 am
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I'm not aware that Google prevents users from searching elsewhere. Apple does its best to do just that, which is why there's a backlash when it comes up short.