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Passengers almost always choose price over anything else. RouteHappy [0] does most of what you ask, and Google Flights has partnered with them - but I don't thi
by JamilD 11y ago
Passengers almost always choose price over anything else. RouteHappy [0] does most of what you ask, and Google Flights has partnered with them - but I don't think the average customer really cares. Profits at the ultra low cost carriers like Spirit and Frontier are extraordinarily high for a reason.
[0] https://www.routehappy.com https://www.routehappy.com
- TillE 11y agoPeople always make this claim, but the differentiating features are extraordinarily difficult to find. Nobody has heard of RouteHappy. There is no easy transparency of information required to draw conclusions about a free market acting in a certain way. It's only when I go directly to carriers like Air France or Lufthansa that they specifically flag - for example - flights on an A380, which I am absolutely willing to pay a bit more for.
- freehunter 11y agoHoly cow as a frequent flier, I wish I knew which plane I would be getting when I book the ticket. There is a difference between an MD-88 and a Boeing 717 and when I'm flying three times a month, that difference really does matter. Milwaukee to Chicago, I'll put up with whatever plane you give me, but Chicago to Atlanta, I would pay a bit more for the newer plane.
- JamilD 11y agoYou can see what aircraft is operating the flight you're booking on most airline's websites. Makes a huge difference in what flight I book. For example, I just booked ORD-SFO on UA in business, which is a completely different experience on the upper deck of a 747 (UA1213) than the usual 737 :)
- freehunter 11y agoHuh, I've always booked on my company's booking tool, which AFAIK does not list the plane. Maybe I should start comparing to other sites to see what plane the route will be running.
- fasteddie 11y agoMost search engines will do this. Kayak, for example shows it when you expand the listing.