What website for COMPLETE flight info?
 

In a canceled flight situation last week, I got on the Expedia site to see what alternative flights were available. Since it was around 6pm, I asked for all flights to my destination from 6pm on that night. It came back with only 2 choices, one being at 6:15 and the other at 8:15, and so I chose the 8:15 flight since it seemed to be the only one with time for me to make it.

So I was rebooked on this flight, and it turned out to be a disaster, but that is unrelated to my question here. My question is related to this... Later I found out that there actually had been a handful of other options that Expedia had ignored, including one that would have been ideal departing at 7pm and arriving earlier than the original canceled flight. Had this one showed up on my screen, I certainly would have picked it.

So finally, my question: Why the hell didn't Expedia show me the truth? If I ask for all options, how can it come back with only 2 out of the 6 or more that I now know existed? And more importantly, what is a better website to get this type of info, so I don't have this problem in the future?


(Someone on the Delta board suggested Galileo, but I looked at it and don't really like or understand what I see there.)

You may want to invest in the OAG North America Executive Flight Guide.

It is published monthly (paperback) and you can also link with you PDA, Laptop, Desktop, etc to check all flight options on-line.

The cost is $119.00 / year. In this era of flying without airline published schedules (some airlines have discontinued publishing flight schedules) it is a good investment and lets you quickly determine your options.

If you get 1-2 days of work saved per year because the oag guide helped you get where you needed to go it would be a good investment.

Good Luck!

RC

This sounds like a discussion ideal for the TravelBuzz forum and I'll move it there as an aid to enhancing this Community Forum with the news about FT gatherings and personal events in FT lives.
--Ocn Vw 1K -- Moderator, Community

[This message has been edited by Ocn Vw 1K (edited 03-08-2003).]