Flighty Now Able to Provide Early Warnings About Flight Delays

Flight tracking app Flighty was today updated with a new feature that is designed to provide users with additional information on the reason behind delayed flights.

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Flighty is using aviation authority data and machine learning to provide early warnings of delays, and when a delay is official, the reason for the delay. Most delays are due to airspace issues and late aircraft, both of which Flighty will monitor.

The app is able to predict delays "hours in advance," and give information to Flighty users that airlines often decline to share. The result is more control over travel plans.

For example, the airline might delay your flight by 30 minutes ... and then another hour. But with these updates, Flighty 4 can tell you that's likely to be at least a five-hour delay due to an official ground stop at your airport. That gives users more insight to adjust their travel plans on the fly rather than being stuck for hours at the airport.

Flighty tracks late arriving airplanes, Air Traffic Control notices, airport operational issues, weather problems, and even major events that can impact air traffic, such as the Super Bowl.

Information on air space delays is limited to the United States, Canada, and the European Union, though late aircraft, airport issues, and live delay trends are available worldwide.

Other new features in today's update include live airport performance trends, aircraft internal names, fixes for missing tail numbers, and clear in-app updates when flight schedules change.

Flighty is available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The app is free to download, but the delay features are part of Flighty Pro, which is priced at $4 for one week or $48 for a year. More information on the app can be found on the Flighty website.

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Top Rated Comments

mdatwood Avatar
8 months ago

That is some interesting pricing..$4/week or $48/yr.
If people fly once or twice a year, then $8 might be worth it to them.
Score: 25 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ethanwa79 Avatar
8 months ago

In the trash. Next app.
Why do people think that these services should be free or a one-time fee? You do realize that Flighty had to pay a bucketload of money yearly to provide this incoming stream of flight data. It’s the perfect example of an on-going service app and not a one-time product like a Calculator app.
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Dorv Avatar
8 months ago

That is some interesting pricing..$4/week or $48/yr.
Really smart actually. I only fly 4-5x a year. Subscribe for a week and I have access to the pro side of the app for when I'm traveling, and then off when I don't.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
LogicalApex Avatar
8 months ago

I would prefer an in-app-purchase consumable option, such as 10 trips for $19.99.
That’s a much worse pricing model.

How do you define a “trip”? Many people book with different airlines in various trip legs. Airlines can swap your flight and booking code at will. Flights can get cancelled and shifted as airlines have issues.

The current model avoids all of that mess.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
arc of the universe Avatar
8 months ago
agree. that 4$ or 48$ pricing is a kind of pricing model that i haven't seen before.
it does work for both light or heavy travelers.

it is the best of class app anyway, at any price.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ignatius345 Avatar
8 months ago

That's a company that doesn't want you to ever use the weekly sub, and priced it accordingly :)
I actually like this pricing. I don't fly enough to justify the whole year, but would pay $8 to ease a couple weeks of flights on a vacation.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)