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The first impression I got from this was an interesting combination of creepy and incompetent. The creepy part: The site gave 5 suggestions for places I might
by jsnell 13y ago
The first impression I got from this was an interesting combination of creepy and incompetent.
The creepy part: The site gave 5 suggestions for places I might want to fly to. 3/5 were cities I've traveled to multiple times in the last few years. And while I might accept e.g. London as a default suggestion for anyone in Europe, something like Helsinki is a lot harder to justify.
The incompetent part: Google knows damn well I live in Zurich. They have Google+ profile information, they have my Android information, they have ip geolocation (which definitely gets my ISP right). So why is the suggested starting airport 150 km away, in another country? Ridiculous.
- dorfsmay 13y agoMaybe your isp is buying ip addresses from a provider there? (It positions me in Calgary, where I have done the search from).
- jsnell 13y agoI used to work a few rooms away from the guys doing Google's IP geolocation database. I am pretty sure that this city + ISP has good coverage and is well tested :-) Also, all other location-dependent Google services get it right.
- phlo 13y agoAs far as I can tell, Flights doesn't "officially" support flights from Switzerland yet. If you try to select ZRH as your only departure airport, you'll get an error message stating as much. If you were recommended flying from MLH (aka BSL), I'd wager it's just the closest (active) airport to your geolocation. If you were suggested STR, your geolocation may be off by a bit. To get some results for flights out of ZRH, select MLH as your departure, then, on the map, click the marker at MLH. A list of close airports (BSL, BRN) will pop up. Click "more airpots" and add ZRH to your selection. It then somewhat works. Take note of the list of unsupported airlines at the bottom of the map.