FlightGlitch
Catch mistake fares before airlines fix them
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Catch mistake fares before airlines fix them
120 followers
FlightGlitch finds $900 flights for $140 by monitoring airline pricing errors 24/7. Get instant cheap flight alerts today.
FlightGlitch
Really like that each deal comes with an AI breakdown of the route, pros/cons and the “things to know before booking” — with mistake fares the price is only half the decision. One thing I’d love to know: does that breakdown also flag how risky the fare is, i.e. the chance the airline voids the booking as an error, so I know when to hold off on booking hotels around it? Congrats on the launch!
FlightGlitch
@andrei_rebrov1 Yes, the AI breakdown explicitly flags risk of cancellation/voiding as its own signal. We look at a few things: how far the price deviates from typical fares on that route, the airline’s historical behavior with mistake fares (some carriers honor, others nuke bookings within hours), whether it’s a third-party OTA vs. direct airline, and how old the fare is. That gets surfaced in the “Watch out for” section — if you see a red flag like “Likely error fare - airline has voided similar fares in the past” or “Book fast, but wait 24-48h before non refundable hotels,” that’s the risk signal.
For hotels specifically, our rule of thumb is: book the flight first, then wait ~24–48 hours for the airline to confirm or void before locking in non refundable hotels. We actually nudge users toward refundable/cancelable hotel rates during that window. If the deal is tagged “error fare” or shows a high void risk, we’ll say so upfront.
Appreciate the congrats — and glad the breakdown is landing the way we intended. 🙌
@shahvyy Exactly what I was hoping for — flagging airline-specific void history and nudging toward refundable hotel rates during that 24–48h window is the right call. That “Watch out for” section is what turns a raw price into an actual decision. Thanks for the detailed rundown — congrats again!
@shahvyy Wait, the AI actually looks at the likelihood of a mistake fare being honored?? That’s such an obvious thing to add once you hear it, but I’ve never seen a flight deal service do it. Very cool.
FlightGlitch
@abhiranjan_mehta Yes!! This was one of the biggest things I wanted to solve with FlightGlitch. Finding a crazy fare is great, but knowing what you’re actually getting yourself into before you start planning an entire trip around it is just as important. Glad you caught that!
Voquill
This looks useful. Are there any limits on how many airports can be tracked at once, and how quickly are alerts typically sent after a deal is spotted? Congratulations!
FlightGlitch
@henry_habib There are no limits on how many airports can be tracked, we send out alerts instantly via email & will be rolling out SMS alerts within the month as well. Thanks for checking it out! ✈️☀️
hey, are you plannign to launch thsi fro EMEA fligths as well ?
FlightGlitch
@nikolaos_chr We already have some EU/UK routes in the pipeline, and EMEA expansion is the next priority on our roadmap after we lock down the depth of our current coverage. Think more origin cities across Europe, Middle East hubs, and Africa routes over the coming weeks.
FlightGlitch
@piview Totally hear you. “More zones” is the most requested thing in our inbox right now, & we’re building the data pipeline so new regions can be added without each one being a custom project. If you’re open to it, drop your country in a reply or DM and I’ll make sure you’re on the early access list when we flip the switch.
The Eureka Database
Hey man! I've actually tried to build something similar before (though I gave up on it), so it's cool to see someone push it live. I kept hitting walls with the GDS APIs like Amadeus and Sabre, and even Duffel, and at any real scale the flight data pulling plus cron scheduling got iffy fast, both on cost and rate limits.
How did you end up solving that side? Are you polling routes on a fixed schedule or reacting to some cheaper signal, and did you stick with a GDS or find another source for the fare data? Really curious how you keep it fresh without the bill exploding. Congrats on shipping it.