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Begs me to ask the question, how does most of HN search for flights? I'm pretty addicted to the kayak +/- 3 day matrix.

by ramatgan 13y ago

IanDrake 13y ago
Hipmunk.com...Pricegraph FTW.
- zalew 13y ago
  high prices ftl. never found me flights as cheap as using momondo, skyscanner, etc.
  - ketralnis 13y ago
    Do you have an example of this handy? We almost all get our data from the same sources
    - zalew 13y ago
      a quick random search: http://www.momondo.pl/multicity/?Search=true&TripType=return&SegNo=2&SO0=LON&SD0=DXB&SDP0=17-10-2013&SO1=DXB&SD1=LON&SDP1=31-10-2013&AD=1&TK=ECO&DO=false&NA=false#Search=true&TripType=return&SegNo=2&SO0=LON&SD0=DXB&SDP0=17-10-2013&SO1=DXB&SD1=LON&SDP1=31-10-2013&AD=1&TK=ECO&DO=false&NA=false http://www.momondo.pl/multicity/?Search=true&TripType=return... vs http://www.hipmunk.com/flights/LON-to-DXB#!dates=Oct17,Oct31&pax=1 http://www.hipmunk.com/flights/LON-to-DXB#!dates=Oct17,Oct31... $507 vs $528, and both have Pegasus where Momondo shows the cheapest Pegasus at $507 and Hipmunk at $553 and a self-quote from an email conversation I had in december about flight search engines: "Just to picture an example, random query 30dec-05jan Warsaw-Istanbul. Hipmunk cheapest: 407usd (turkish). Momondo cheapest: 299usd (aerosvit). that's over 1/3 more."
Anderkent 13y ago
Skyscanner has not let me down yet.
- matthewmacleod 13y ago
  Absolutely love Skyscanner. They've really nailed the mobile UI.
ValentineC 13y ago
I usually use ITA Matrix > Expedia (which uses the engine, I think) > Orbitz (if it has more segments than Expedia can handle — this also uses ITA's engine). For low-cost/budget flights around Southeast Asia, I just use Skyscanner.
saryant 13y ago
Honestly, I just buy from United most of the time unless the price is higher than I think it should be, then I'll search. Frequent travelers are generally best served by sticking with a single airline.
- ValentineC 13y ago
  Something about searching on United: http://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/16581/does-browsing-ticket-sites-in-incognito-mode-and-or-from-different-ips-result-i http://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/16581/does-browsin... I've experienced it myself searching on United.com. But yes, sticking with a single airline's usually a good idea — there are benefits towards acquiring elite status on a single airline's frequent flyer program (even when we're talking about airline alliances).
fs111 13y ago
kayak and hipmunk
leecbaker 13y ago
Kayak when in the Western hemisphere, Skyscanner in the Eastern hemisphere.

Begs me to ask the question, how does most of HN search for flights? I'm pretty addicted to the kayak +/- 3 day matrix.

IanDrake 13y ago

Hipmunk.com...Pricegraph FTW.

zalew 13y ago
high prices ftl. never found me flights as cheap as using momondo, skyscanner, etc.
- ketralnis 13y ago
  Do you have an example of this handy? We almost all get our data from the same sources
  - zalew 13y ago
    a quick random search: http://www.momondo.pl/multicity/?Search=true&TripType=return&SegNo=2&SO0=LON&SD0=DXB&SDP0=17-10-2013&SO1=DXB&SD1=LON&SDP1=31-10-2013&AD=1&TK=ECO&DO=false&NA=false#Search=true&TripType=return&SegNo=2&SO0=LON&SD0=DXB&SDP0=17-10-2013&SO1=DXB&SD1=LON&SDP1=31-10-2013&AD=1&TK=ECO&DO=false&NA=false http://www.momondo.pl/multicity/?Search=true&TripType=return... vs http://www.hipmunk.com/flights/LON-to-DXB#!dates=Oct17,Oct31&pax=1 http://www.hipmunk.com/flights/LON-to-DXB#!dates=Oct17,Oct31... $507 vs $528, and both have Pegasus where Momondo shows the cheapest Pegasus at $507 and Hipmunk at $553 and a self-quote from an email conversation I had in december about flight search engines: "Just to picture an example, random query 30dec-05jan Warsaw-Istanbul. Hipmunk cheapest: 407usd (turkish). Momondo cheapest: 299usd (aerosvit). that's over 1/3 more."

Anderkent 13y ago

Skyscanner has not let me down yet.

matthewmacleod 13y ago
Absolutely love Skyscanner. They've really nailed the mobile UI.

ValentineC 13y ago

I usually use ITA Matrix > Expedia (which uses the engine, I think) > Orbitz (if it has more segments than Expedia can handle — this also uses ITA's engine). For low-cost/budget flights around Southeast Asia, I just use Skyscanner.

saryant 13y ago

Honestly, I just buy from United most of the time unless the price is higher than I think it should be, then I'll search. Frequent travelers are generally best served by sticking with a single airline.

ValentineC 13y ago
Something about searching on United: http://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/16581/does-browsing-ticket-sites-in-incognito-mode-and-or-from-different-ips-result-i http://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/16581/does-browsin... I've experienced it myself searching on United.com. But yes, sticking with a single airline's usually a good idea — there are benefits towards acquiring elite status on a single airline's frequent flyer program (even when we're talking about airline alliances).

fs111 13y ago

kayak and hipmunk

leecbaker 13y ago

Kayak when in the Western hemisphere, Skyscanner in the Eastern hemisphere.