Google Flights - Changes, Updates, Glitches and Help [consolidated thread]
Mar 16, 2023 | 1:17 pm
#331
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So no way to permanently address this? VPN is indeed one workaround, but it also seems to use geolocation from the phone to determine the departure city. It's annoying when I'm abroad and it doesn't automatically use my home airport.
Jul 19, 2023 | 3:10 pm
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When I look at the date grid I see one price but then when selecting that date it re-prices. Any idea what the problem is and potentially how to find that lower price.
Jul 19, 2023 | 3:44 pm
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Jul 24, 2023 | 8:01 am
#335
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I've been looking at a multi-city trip, and I don't have a preference which city I visit first. I'm trying to determine the price differences based on the order and how much it costs to buy up to business, but I keep getting "Unfortunately, the price you saw on the previous page has changed" when I select any flights. Very frustrating...
Aug 11, 2023 | 3:36 pm
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Aug 11, 2023 | 5:01 pm
#338
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You can change the filters to say 1 carry-on bag, but unfortunately that only works to exclude BE for certain airlines.
Aug 11, 2023 | 5:03 pm
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Aug 11, 2023 | 5:09 pm
#340
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Airlines whose BE fares exclude a free carry-on 
UA is one definite example, but there are probably others.
aside: is there no longer a "share" link for Google Flights?
anyway one random sample, do a one-way search for SFO-LAS on Sep 3rd and select UA in the airline filter. The lowest fare currently is $69 but has the "no bag" symbol next to it. If you click on that it prices out as BE. Go back and click on the bag filter and say 1 carry-on and the lowest fare goes up to $99 in normal Economy.
This won't work for, e.g. DL, where you can still have a carry-on with BE.
UA is one definite example, but there are probably others.aside: is there no longer a "share" link for Google Flights?
anyway one random sample, do a one-way search for SFO-LAS on Sep 3rd and select UA in the airline filter. The lowest fare currently is $69 but has the "no bag" symbol next to it. If you click on that it prices out as BE. Go back and click on the bag filter and say 1 carry-on and the lowest fare goes up to $99 in normal Economy.
This won't work for, e.g. DL, where you can still have a carry-on with BE.
Aug 12, 2023 | 12:51 pm
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Ah, I see, it only shows up when you have specific flight(s) picked, not for the overall results of a search. I think I knew this and had just forgotten about it 
Aug 12, 2023 | 1:10 pm
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Yep, Ive also been frustrated looking for that. The URL is specific to the search parameters though, so you can copy and share that as a workaround.
Dec 4, 2023 | 4:05 am
#344
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Has anyone had problem with Google Flights no longer sending email notifications on flight price changes?
I'm having that problem right now. No more emails since a flight I started monitoring back in start of November. The price trackings after that date haven't sent any email notification but have been updated in Google Flights site.
Oh and should note that this is using personal google account and the email notifications have gone straight to gmail.
I'm having that problem right now. No more emails since a flight I started monitoring back in start of November. The price trackings after that date haven't sent any email notification but have been updated in Google Flights site.
Oh and should note that this is using personal google account and the email notifications have gone straight to gmail.
