Get away with Google Flights

Re:Get away with Google Flights by radiorental on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @10:59AM (#9107338)

Don't know where they're getting their data from.

Boston-dublin in Oct is over $1300 on google flight with Aerlingus

Same flight directly on the airline's website is $940.

Good luck with that, Google.

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Re:Get away with Google Flights by aembleton on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @11:18AM (#9107452)

How does SkyScannner compare for that flight: http://www.skyscanner.net/

I've always found them to be good.

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Re:Get away with Google Flights by radiorental on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @11:30AM (#9107558)

they're on the money, same as Kayak

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Re:Get away with Google Flights by analyst74 on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @11:17AM (#9107447)

Last time I tried it in 2014 for international flights, Google Flight also seems to be a few hundred dollars more expensive than other travel sites.

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Re:Get away with Google Flights by RogerL on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @11:56AM (#9107790)

I just tried SFO to Mexico City. $447 on Google ($427 with a 12 hour layover), vs $352 on Kayak, and $338 on priceline.

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Re:Get away with Google Flights by Nicholas_C on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @12:11PM (#9107894)

That's very interesting to me. Either they're getting data from the same place and marking the price up differently or they're getting data from separate places that are marking the prices up differently.

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Re:Get away with Google Flights by goodJobWalrus on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @10:07PM (#9111050)

I think that everyone should be getting their data from the same place, one of the major reservation systems, depending on the airline. For example, if you are looking at British Airways, it is served by Amadeus.

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Re:Get away with Google Flights by ThatAdamGuy on Thursday February 26, 2015 @03:21PM (#9115211)

Hi Nicholas_C -- just wanted to reassure that we don't mark up anything, tack on any extra charges to a passenger's flight purchase, etc.

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Re:Get away with Google Flights by stavrianos on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @12:14PM (#9107930)

Or both.

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Re:Get away with Google Flights by Nicholas_C on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @12:41PM (#9108131)

True.

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Re:Get away with Google Flights by ThatAdamGuy on Thursday February 26, 2015 @03:20PM (#9115205)

Hey radiorental, if you're seeing a persistent issue with a particular city pair, please let us know via Google Feedback. On Flights, click Help, then Send Feedback. We read this stuff and while a lot of issues aren't simple quick fixes, we're hardcore about comprehensiveness and accuracy re availability and prices!

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Re:Get away with Google Flights by NotHuckabee on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @12:57PM (#9108246)

That's probably pre-tax/fees, while Google's result includes extra charges.

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Re:Get away with Google Flights by radiorental on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @01:17PM (#9108414)

nope, that's all in. And, you don't generally see 33% taxes on top of a ticket.

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Re:Get away with Google Flights by SilasX on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @07:52PM (#9110756)

For international flights? Taxes should definitely be most of the price or close to it.

Here's a ticket breakdown I got a few years ago for Austin to Budapest (British Airways found through Vayama):

1 Adult(s) $ 457.00

Taxes and Fees $ 769.33

Trip Insurance $ 67.45

Total $ 1,293.78 (USD)

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Re:Get away with Google Flights by jonknee on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @11:54AM (#9107779)

Though I see $550 round trip tickets on Delta, so there's that.

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Re:Get away with Google Flights by radiorental on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @01:19PM (#9108433)

Delta doesn't fly direct. For this particular journey I could elect to spend 26 hours in Istanbul for $700 and change.

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Re:Get away with Google Flights by what_ever on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @01:04PM (#9108305)

Pretty sure Aerlingus has a non-stop between Boston and Dublin. Besides, you don't know the exact dates.

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Re:Get away with Google Flights by Marazan on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @03:57PM (#9109536)

I presume they are over-aggressively caching data.

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