Karl NicholsonMay 28, 2023
Scott Case

@gruber Couldn't agree more with the on-the-phone about @Flighty. Paid for the family annual (even if those slackers don't use it) and everybody else is so late to the party it's not funny.

It's a great app that's ahead of the curve and I wish every travel app (looking at you, TripIt Pro) that lets me upload my hotel, car & other details were as absolutely kick-ass.

May 26, 2023 at 2:38amWeb
Show threadSebastianMay 26, 2023
@ScottCase @gruber @Flighty *in the US. Flight data outside is mediocre. Not saying this is to blame on Flighty but it diminishes the value of the app greatly when not used in the US.
Show threadJas🥚n R.May 26, 2023
@ScottCase @gruber @Flighty I used it for the first time in a flight last week and the “use the messaging only wifi to update flight data in flight” feature blew my mind, idk how they do it
Show threadPhil DokasMay 26, 2023
@ScottCase @gruber @Flighty I was sitting next to a deadheading pilot on a flight recently. He said there was long line to taxi, so I looked in Flighty and was like “yep, see?” His response was “What is THAT?” and then after a brief tour said he was going to get his whole family on it.
Show threadJason MeadenMay 26, 2023

@ScottCase @gruber @Flighty Definitely checking this out. I’m travelling around Europe atm on vacation using TripIt Pro (I get it for free via work), and it’s not great.

I had one flight rescheduled 3-4 weeks before it took off. TripIt Pro alerted me to this .. when the plane landed.

It isn’t terrible .. just prone to error in areas that I assumed would be rock solid for a travel app. I mean, I don’t want to use a travel app, then check everything with a second source to be sure.

Show threadScott CaseMay 26, 2023
@meaden @gruber @Flighty I've discovered that IATA (the trade organization most, if not all, airlines belong to) has a standardized set of messaging that should be available…*if* the airline elects to make it available to share.
Show threadJason MeadenMay 26, 2023

@ScottCase @gruber @Flighty That was a JAL flight. But, I’ve also received an email yesterday saying my next Finnair flight has changed (granted only by 15 min), but still nothing from TripIt.

I like being able to store all the documents with the trip elements, and it did a really good job of sucking in the details of everything; planes, Shinkansen, TGV, tours, and so on - just from fwd’d emails. So *snaps* for that.

Show threadBjorn Toft MadsenMay 27, 2023
@ScottCase however old and clunky TripIt feels, the hotel, rental and booking platform integration keeps me there, unfortunately.