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Google Expands Flight Search
Google flight search which was started for flight destinations in US alone has now been expanded to 500 cities outside the US. A comprehensive list of destination has not provided by Google but most Asian and European countries were available.
Presently we don’t know how the popularity of the flight search among the people as there are established travel sites and search engines which are more easier to use than flight Search. The PC version is more challenging when compared mobile and iPad versions of Google flight search.
The success of flight search will depend on two important variables namely UI(User Interface) and it’s features. It also depends on how Google promotes it’s flight search through it’s search results.
Searching for “SFO to LHR” does not return any information and clicking on the “blue airplane” does not take you into flight search results. Google will be cautions in promoting flight search as the product is in beta version.Both flight search and hotel finder from google has the potential in taking Google to next level but currently neither of them has reached the level.
Flight Search Introduced by Google
Google has forayed into the travel industry with the quiet launch of web-based tool Flight Search that allows you to find and book flights.
An early look of the service has been provided by Google with flights to and from major cities that includes New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis and Dallas. The airlines which are participating are Continental, American, JetBlue and Delta. Flight Search is more user friendly and offered flight information when typed flight from one city to another in the search window.
$700 million purchase of ITA,developer of airfare search and pricing system QPX has helped Google a lot to make further inroads in the travel category
Have a look this video on Flight Search