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Delta used to have an awesome frontend for Timatic (the system that all of the airlines use for determining their own liability in visa requirement issues) that

by samfoo 14y ago

Delta used to have an awesome frontend for Timatic (the system that all of the airlines use for determining their own liability in visa requirement issues) that I used exclusively. Sadly, it seems they've removed it from their new site. I was able to find a similar offering[1] for free on Gulf Air's site, though. A nice frontend to Timatic would be awesome, but I suspect that the licensing is too pricey... [1] http://www.gulfair.com/English/info/prepare/Pages/VisaInformation.aspx http://www.gulfair.com/English/info/prepare/Pages/VisaInform...

eurleif 14y ago
Hypothetically, I wonder if there would be legal issues with running a bot to scrape data from Gulf Air's page. They don't seem to have a ToS which prohibits it, as far as I can tell; and I would expect the data itself to be non-copyrightable.
smikhanov 14y ago
SkyTeam offers Timatic frontend on their website: http://www.skyteam.com/en/your-trip/Services/Visa-and-Health/ http://www.skyteam.com/en/your-trip/Services/Visa-and-Health...
- qb 14y ago
  *A as well: http://www.staralliance.com/en/services/visa-and-health/ http://www.staralliance.com/en/services/visa-and-health/
hahla 14y ago
Ouch the fees for Timatic are steep indeed. 0 – 500 transactions: Included in Fixed Fee - EUR 499/yr 501 – 100,000 transactions: EUR (€) 0.1299 per transaction 100,001 – 600,000 transactions: EUR (€) 0.1166 per transaction 600,001 – 1,100,000 transactions: EUR (€) 0.1033 per transaction 1,100,001 – 1,600,000 transactions: EUR (€) 0.0888 per transaction 1,600,001 – 2,100,000 transactions: EUR (€) 0.0816 per transaction 2,100,001 onwards: EUR (€) 0.0743 per transaction
- greyboy 14y ago
  I haven't looked closely at it, but if Timatic are held liable for the accuracy and ultimately responsible (assuming litigation), it might be justified.

by samfoo 14y ago

eurleif 14y ago

Hypothetically, I wonder if there would be legal issues with running a bot to scrape data from Gulf Air's page. They don't seem to have a ToS which prohibits it, as far as I can tell; and I would expect the data itself to be non-copyrightable.

smikhanov 14y ago

SkyTeam offers Timatic frontend on their website: http://www.skyteam.com/en/your-trip/Services/Visa-and-Health/ http://www.skyteam.com/en/your-trip/Services/Visa-and-Health...

qb 14y ago
*A as well: http://www.staralliance.com/en/services/visa-and-health/ http://www.staralliance.com/en/services/visa-and-health/

hahla 14y ago

Ouch the fees for Timatic are steep indeed. 0 – 500 transactions: Included in Fixed Fee - EUR 499/yr 501 – 100,000 transactions: EUR (€) 0.1299 per transaction 100,001 – 600,000 transactions: EUR (€) 0.1166 per transaction 600,001 – 1,100,000 transactions: EUR (€) 0.1033 per transaction 1,100,001 – 1,600,000 transactions: EUR (€) 0.0888 per transaction 1,600,001 – 2,100,000 transactions: EUR (€) 0.0816 per transaction 2,100,001 onwards: EUR (€) 0.0743 per transaction

greyboy 14y ago
I haven't looked closely at it, but if Timatic are held liable for the accuracy and ultimately responsible (assuming litigation), it might be justified.