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Travel shopping site offers ‘intelligent’ flight history

Wednesday, 9 November 20053 min read

PriceGrabber.com released what it called the internet’s first air travel shopping site that presents unique pre-purchase intelligence of flight history and reliability from FlightStats directly into flight options.

FlightStats, available from Conducive Technology, is a worldwide leader in real-time, historical and predictive flight information.

PriceGrabber.com’s itinerary options are presented in color-coded icons to represent the on-time flight performance of each flight segment.

Said Jeff Kennedy, CEO of Conducive Technology:

“With fewer direct flights, PriceGrabber.com’s shopping features show me which options put me at risk of missing my connection, or suffering long delays — before I buy. That has enormous value.”

He said the system helps buyers identify the best performing flights with FlightStars’ filers and sorting options.

Report by David Wilkening