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by mind_heist 3381 days ago
Hey, Can I ask - What are some of the airport/flight app you currently have on your phone ?
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ElijahLynn 3380 days ago
Not OP but I have 0. I travel maybe 1-3 times a year and I usually install it for the trip then delete it.

Airports/flight/airlines are PRIME candidates for Progressive Web Apps.

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lb1lf 3380 days ago
Here's the ones I use most often: Avinor (Norwegian airport authority), Schiphol (Closest hub), Kastrup/Copenhagen (#2 hub (of sorts)) and Frankfurt.

Then there's all sorts of second tier airports which have their own apps of sorts - say, even Dyce (Aberdeen) has one, though I am not sure it is an official product.

Add to that that any airline worth its salt has got at least one app, and it soon adds up...

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austinl 3380 days ago
I've found Kayak's app to be pretty useful + up to date for tracking flights. You can input a flight number, or search for flights based on departure and arrival airport. I haven't found any other app that reacts to delays or gate changes as quickly. I believe they get their data by aggregating a lot of individual sources (https://www.quora.com/How-does-Kayak-get-all-information-fro...)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kayak-flights-hotels-cars/id...

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