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FYI - you can access most of ITA's routing language on Hipmunk, if you type :: after an airport code. The advantage of using us is we can make you a booking lin

by spez 14y ago

FYI - you can access most of ITA's routing language on Hipmunk, if you type :: after an airport code. The advantage of using us is we can make you a booking link to actually purchase the itinerary.

casca 14y ago
Thanks, that's interesting. The issue for me is that Hipmunk only serves the US market and won't let me enter multiple airports as source or destination. My best results have started with a list of 20 possible sources and destinations which is unfeasible to search with any other publicly available service.
- goldfish 14y ago
  You can enter multiple airports (as long as they're in the same time zone). Just separate them with commas.
  - raldi 14y ago
    Have you considered watching to see if a user searches for, e.g., flights out of JFK immediately after an identical search for flights out of LGA, and then gently highlighting the feature?
    - PompomCris 14y ago
      There're a slew of new flight booking startups like http://wuhutravel.com http://wuhutravel.com and http://sillk.co http://sillk.co that I believe are trying to entice younger travellers by apparently launching features like you just mentioned raldi (based on screenshots I've seen on dribbble from their designers)...
  - bgruber 14y ago
    i'd like to reiterate that hipmunk should make it clearer that multiple airports is supported now. It used to not work, and therefore I used Kayak.
bhaile 14y ago
Nice. I wasn't aware that Hipmunk supported that. I just tried it and it even provides some helpful hints. sfo::ua+ atl::ua+ Good stuff. Saves me the time from matrix.itasoftware.com to go to the airline or booking site. What about limiting it to fare basis? for example: sfo::/f bc=y atl::/f bc=y doesn't work. There another way? Love what you guys do and will have to check on working there at some point.

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FYI - you can access most of ITA's routing language on Hipmunk, if you type :: after an airport code. The advantage of using us is we can make you a booking lin

by spez 14y ago

FYI - you can access most of ITA's routing language on Hipmunk, if you type :: after an airport code. The advantage of using us is we can make you a booking link to actually purchase the itinerary.

casca 14y ago
Thanks, that's interesting. The issue for me is that Hipmunk only serves the US market and won't let me enter multiple airports as source or destination. My best results have started with a list of 20 possible sources and destinations which is unfeasible to search with any other publicly available service.
- goldfish 14y ago
  You can enter multiple airports (as long as they're in the same time zone). Just separate them with commas.
  - raldi 14y ago
    Have you considered watching to see if a user searches for, e.g., flights out of JFK immediately after an identical search for flights out of LGA, and then gently highlighting the feature?
    - PompomCris 14y ago
      There're a slew of new flight booking startups like http://wuhutravel.com http://wuhutravel.com and http://sillk.co http://sillk.co that I believe are trying to entice younger travellers by apparently launching features like you just mentioned raldi (based on screenshots I've seen on dribbble from their designers)...
  - bgruber 14y ago
    i'd like to reiterate that hipmunk should make it clearer that multiple airports is supported now. It used to not work, and therefore I used Kayak.
bhaile 14y ago
Nice. I wasn't aware that Hipmunk supported that. I just tried it and it even provides some helpful hints. sfo::ua+ atl::ua+ Good stuff. Saves me the time from matrix.itasoftware.com to go to the airline or booking site. What about limiting it to fare basis? for example: sfo::/f bc=y atl::/f bc=y doesn't work. There another way? Love what you guys do and will have to check on working there at some point.