@rahulc_23 Yes, you would need to check bags twice currently. As we scale, we hope to get airlines to work with one another. We do not have a solution for this today.
I'm in love with this: it's my favorite HBS project for FIELD3. Combine two different roundtrip airfares with a "clever layover" to get there more cheaply.
@ellenchisa@rrhoover Thanks for the positive feedback :) Adding one ways and a bunch of other hacks soon.
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How does rebooking work when the first half of a leg is canceled or delayed and makes you miss the second connecting leg which is on a separate PNR from a non-partner airline? My guess is that the flyer just "missed" their second flight since it wasn't part of a unified PNR so the airline won't rebook and the passenger is SOL. :-)
@davidu We recognize this issue. In the long term, we want to use this to push airlines to work together irrespective of alliances. In the short term, we advise booking an insurance to counter this. On average, we see 30% of searches show an average savings of $230. the insurance for this kind of a trip works out to ~$50. So, you could buy the insurance and still save ~$180.
@kanand88 Interesting, I'll have to compare the 2 on a few future trips. I know Hipmunk had giving me several trips before where it added a 2 hour layover to cut my trip in half.
One thing I really like about Google Flights is the ability to check which outbound / return dates are the cheapest (works well if you're flexible). What's your take on that - is it something you'll implement over time?
I personally love long trips - so a layover on some airport where I can read a book in silence while earning the extra miles seems like a great idea!
Unrelated question (hopefully somebody knows): what's the best CC to take if you want to save miles éxtra fast?
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this looks very cool.
recently I was visiting LA.
It was cheaper for me to book a ticket to Vegas via LA and just not take the LA -> Vegas step than just to have a flight to LA alone.
@_jacksmith While that is true, we do not skip flights (unlike Skiplagged). We get a layover where the cost of the trip when you take all trips on the itinerary is cheaper. A big reason on why we are able to do this is that we do not constrain ourselves to airline alliances. So, we are able to find the cheapest flight overall and also use low cost carriers.
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