Flighty app

[justinbrett]

I have been using it for a few months, I generally like it.

My biggest gripe is inability to add obscure or retrospective airlines. Sure I get you can't track live flight times, but you can at least plot it on the map. Tripit allows free text but then it just doesn't import. I'm flying between APW & PPG in a few weeks on Talofa Airways who use the TA airline code, but that's the code for TACA El Salvador so it's just ignoring the flights completely. Same goes for my historic trips on airlines that no longer operate.

Other minor gripe is if you get a flight change that results in a different flight number (super common in the US) it doesn't tell you. Old flight is just stuck at "Confirming flight record" but never resolves. Sure once I action in TripIt it will fix it self, but TripIt isn't any better for this either.

 

[yangry]

I have a similar issue. I've been adding my old flight data in Flighty, and have found that I can't add Virgin Blue (DJ) flights in the system.

The DJ code has been taken over by AirAsia Japan and I also couldn't find the actual flights by typin in the departure/destination airports and dates.

 

[smiliemonster]

I have been using it for a few months, I generally like it.

My biggest gripe is inability to add obscure or retrospective airlines. Sure I get you can't track live flight times, but you can at least plot it on the map. Tripit allows free text but then it just doesn't import. I'm flying between APW & PPG in a few weeks on Talofa Airways who use the TA airline code, but that's the code for TACA El Salvador so it's just ignoring the flights completely. Same goes for my historic trips on airlines that no longer operate.

Other minor gripe is if you get a flight change that results in a different flight number (super common in the US) it doesn't tell you. Old flight is just stuck at "Confirming flight record" but never resolves. Sure once I action in TripIt it will fix it self, but TripIt isn't any better for this either.

In general I'm not that concerned about historical data. For me there are enough good features for current and future flights to outweigh the negatives. As you say, it's not perfect and I do wish they had a persistent list of notifications - sometimes I'm busy and dismiss alerts then have no idea what they were about!

 

[RooFlyer]

I do wish they had a persistent list of notifications - sometimes I'm busy and dismiss alerts then have no idea what they were about!

Me too! A notification comes, goes, but doesn’t persist anywhere.

It is also really dodgy on capturing arrival data. Don’t know why but often the Taxi tracking and timing keeps on going well beyond gate arrival disembarking etc.

But I love how it can use in-flight Wi-Fi , which is only there for entertainment and not general use, to keep updating itself.

 

[VPS]

Me too! A notification comes, goes, but doesn’t persist anywhere.

It is also really dodgy on capturing arrival data. Don’t know why but often the Taxi tracking and timing keeps on going well beyond gate arrival disembarking etc.

But I love how it can use in-flight Wi-Fi , which is only there for entertainment and not general use, to keep updating itself.

Do you think this app is worth the money?

 

[DejaBrew]

Do you think this app is worth the money?

As a recent buyer, I'd say it is very dependent on the individual and can't be a blanket yes/no. I'd recommend buying it for a month to see how it works for you and decide from there.

I purchased lifetime, but only because I could see myself leveraging it time and again and eventually the month-to-month costs would surpass the lifetime price. YMMV.

 

[RooFlyer]

Do you think this app is worth the money?

Yes. It’s notifications of delays and gate changes is almost always superior to the screens and even the airlines... almost .... and it gives you so much more additional information - its sort of a combination of TripIt and Flight radar 24. and as a record of your past and future flights it’s probably unequalled.

 

[jswong]

Great App but a few aggravations such as coding of the A380 (thinks A380 is not the same as A380-800 and sends out an alert that there has been an aircraft change)

 

[RooFlyer]

Had a few alerts recently which have caused more concern that was necessary. On a RTW itinerary this December, first a "This (AA) flight has been cancelled" alert, with the details having lines put though them. Called the TA to find that it was just a flight number change.

Last night, change in AY flight time alert - flight has been brought forward by about 8 hours, conflicting with the earlier connection. Called TA this morning, no, they have nothing about that & I looked up AY web site and no change in details for that flight if I go in and book.

So either Flighty knows something that the airline isn't telling anyone else about, or its a bug of some sort. If I wasn't using a TA, it would take some calls to sort out every time.

Anyone else seen this sort of issue?

 

[yangry]

Had a few alerts recently which have caused more concern that was necessary. On a RTW itinerary this December, first a "This (AA) flight has been cancelled" alert, with the details having lines put though them. Called the TA to find that it was just a flight number change.

Last night, change in AY flight time alert - flight has been brought forward by about 8 hours, conflicting with the earlier connection. Called TA this morning, no, they have nothing about that & I looked up AY web site and no change in details for that flight if I go in and book.

So either Flighty knows something that the airline isn't telling anyone else about, or its a bug of some sort. If I wasn't using a TA, it would take some calls to sort out every time.

Anyone else seen this sort of issue?

I don't have a personal experience, but people on Flyertalk have some comments that might be relevant to your experience. In short, Flyertalk sometimes, correctly, reports that a particular flight is cancelled before even the airline. Sometimes even 1 to 3 days prior.

FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Flighty - A new Flight Tracking app for iOS

Post 35996358 - FlyerTalk is a living, growing community where frequent travelers around the world come to exchange knowledge and experiences about everything miles and points related.

www.flyertalk.com

Of course it might be a glitch but perhaps keep an eye on it for the next couple of days to see whether that is indeed the case or not?

 

[Princess Fiona]

Had a few alerts recently which have caused more concern that was necessary. On a RTW itinerary this December, first a "This (AA) flight has been cancelled" alert, with the details having lines put though them. Called the TA to find that it was just a flight number change.

Last night, change in AY flight time alert - flight has been brought forward by about 8 hours, conflicting with the earlier connection. Called TA this morning, no, they have nothing about that & I looked up AY web site and no change in details for that flight if I go in and book.

So either Flighty knows something that the airline isn't telling anyone else about, or its a bug of some sort. If I wasn't using a TA, it would take some calls to sort out every time.

Anyone else seen this sort of issue?

I can’t say I have noticed anything like that on my App.

I have however learned to ignore the constant push back/ pull-in of flights on the day.
Similar to how I ignore the air tags on Find My when it tells me that my Premium hand luggage on QFLink has been left at the airport somewhere

 

[RooFlyer]

Of course it might be a glitch but perhaps keep an eye on it for the next couple of days to see whether that is indeed the case or not?

Thanks. Yes, the TA said they will monitor.

I have however learned to ignore the constant push back/ pull-in of flights on the day.

Same! Seems to be an issue with them tracking taxiing info - but I guess they are just deriving from some airport database ...

 

[justinbrett]

After a year or so of use, I have found Flighty a nice app to have, but not exactly essential information. More often than not I get my notifications from TripIt Pro before Flighty, and generally I have found TripIt pro to be more reliable, especially in the US (but only within 3 days of travel). However sometimes Flighty gets the update first.

The major flaw I see with Flighty is lack of high quality terminal maps with direction finding - arguably my favourite feature of TripIt Pro.

Basically if I had to choose one I would choose TripIt Pro, but it's nice to have both mainly for the nice maps in Flighty.

Had a few alerts recently which have caused more concern that was necessary. On a RTW itinerary this December, first a "This (AA) flight has been cancelled" alert, with the details having lines put though them. Called the TA to find that it was just a flight number change.

I've had that quite a few times actually.

 

[RooFlyer]

Last night, change in AY flight time alert - flight has been brought forward by about 8 hours, conflicting with the earlier connection. Called TA this morning, no, they have nothing about that & I looked up AY web site and no change in details for that flight if I go in and book.

So either Flighty knows something that the airline isn't telling anyone else about, or its a bug of some sort. If I wasn't using a TA, it would take some calls to sort out every time.

Wow. Just got an e-mail alert from Finnair advising of the flight change Flighty advised me of almost a day prior. So, just like @yangry pointed out, Flighty can correctly pre-empt the airlines (and airlines on-line flight sales) by a day or so!!

 

[RooFlyer]

I see Flighty is now not only updating for flight delays (advised by airline), but is predicting further delays using 'AI'. I'm not sure if this is useful or not. We all know additional delays are possible at any time (and if this is an initial delay, a further one usually follows), and you can't 'bank' the AI advice.

 

[gaz0303]

I see Flighty is now not only updating for flight delays (advised by airline), but is predicting further delays using 'AI'. I'm not sure if this is useful or not. We all know additional delays are possible at any time (and if this is an initial delay, a further one usually follows), and you can't 'bank' the AI advice.

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Interesting addition. I currently look at FR24 to see planned aircraft to guesstimate delays. Will be interesting when people try and blame AI for missed flights.

 

[DejaBrew]

I see Flighty is now not only updating for flight delays (advised by airline), but is predicting further delays using 'AI'. I'm not sure if this is useful or not. We all know additional delays are possible at any time (and if this is an initial delay, a further one usually follows), and you can't 'bank' the AI advice.

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I thought Flighty had been doing predictions like this for a while (albeit perhaps not quite so overtly)?

 

[RooFlyer]

I thought Flighty had been doing predictions like this for a while (albeit perhaps not quite so overtly)?

Not aware of any prior predictions, just updating per airline advice.

 

[justinbrett]

I thought Flighty had been doing predictions like this for a while (albeit perhaps not quite so overtly)?

Pretty sure FlightAware have been doing it for at least a year, and I think it uses the same source.

 

[Jenya]

I was keen to give Flighty a try following sad news that App in the Air is closing down.
Waisted some time on it only to find out Flighty app is only available on ios and not on Android(?!)
wow! that sends it straight to rubbish bin unfortunately.
Any recommendations for alternatives similar to Flighty and App in the Air please?

I tried also Check my Trip and Tripit and was shocked by low interface design quality and poor recognition of new flights from emails.