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An early look at Google's new Flight Search feature
Just over five months ago, we welcomed ITA Software to the Google family. Since then, our engineering teams have been working closely together to build new travel tools that provide faster, more flexible, and more useful results to online travel searches. We wanted to give you an early look at some of what we’ve been able to accomplish so far. Starting today, when you search for flight information on Google, for example “flights from Chicago to Denver,” you will see a “Flights” link in the… (insidesearch.blogspot.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Doesn't work very well, you can pick options they offer and it shows no results, suggesting you make changes that don't apply to see more results. Also no international support at all.
If it is Google you can expect to kiss any of your privacy goodbye. They have made a lot of dubious partnerships with governments "foreign and domestic" and are exceedingly cavalier with the information they glean from searches, purchases and payments. I personally avoid them as much as possible. Some of our other search engines are just as bad but not so omnipresent, but some do not store your data.
On the Droid version the screen or very dark and hard to see, also navagation is not as easy as it should be to move around to various functions.
There are several flights from LIT to Dal everyday. This system says no flights could be found. Tried other destinations It does not work.
I tried to search flights from LCH to LAS connecting in IAH and it couldn't find anything. Needs work to be able to compete with other travel sites.
So Google Flight launches.. with a MAJOR gaffe.
One of the destinations you could search for flights to.. was the World Trade Center.
http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-news/google-gaffe-flights-to-world-trade-centre-unavailable-20110914-1k8gp.html
In short.. oops.
One of the destinations you could search for flights to.. was the World Trade Center.
http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-news/google-gaffe-flights-to-world-trade-centre-unavailable-20110914-1k8gp.html
In short.. oops.