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October 3, 2007

Rick’s Instant Airfare Analysis

Filed under: Airfares, Geek Data — Rick Seaney @ 2:00 pm

I just wanted to let everyone know that FareCompare has released a new tool that makes it easier to find the best airfares first.

We’re calling it Rick’s Instant Airfare Analysis (for now). With the new tool, you can quickly see historical data, pricing trends, star ratings and much more, so you know instantly when your best chance to get the best airfare is. We do all the work for you, so you don’t have to spend time searching for the right data.

Here’s a full article that gives a detailed breakdown of what exactly Rick’s Instant Airfare Analysis can do for you.

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7 Comments »

This new feature is definitely a work in progress, you’ll be seeing it change from time to time — so don’t worry we are tweaking it to try to make it simpler. Your suggestions are always welcome.

Comment by Rick Seaney — October 3, 2007 @ 10:40 pm
First time writer. Why not monitor Canadian air fares also? Now that the Canadian dollar is at par with the US, checking Canadian Air Fares, have actually increased somewhat,particularly at Air Canada. WestJet is stable as a result, quite probably as a result of a record profitable year tro date.

Comment by Robert — October 4, 2007 @ 7:19 am
Hi Robert,

We do monitor Canadian airfare on the site and I also cover it when I see major events on the blog, recently Air Canada had a massive international Sale and some serious increases between the U.S. and Canada (just in time for hockey season). We will have some work to do on foreign currency that is on our technology list as well, so stay tuned..

Comment by Rick Seaney — October 4, 2007 @ 7:30 am
This feature is absolutely wonderful, thank you so much!

Comment by Brian — October 4, 2007 @ 1:10 pm
I love it! The red/yellow/green colors are great!
A thought occurred to me after following a recent thread about whether we buy only or even primarily on price. How about including non-price characteristics of airlines, e.g. for American, beverages only; for Alaska, beverages and snacks. The folks utilizing your site could provide the information, which could have a date included as well as the type (domestic, international) and duration of the flight in question.
Re: the new improvements, I’d like to see the price drop-down adjacent to the click boxes for airlines. Then, one can easily remove the outliers from their group before eliminating their least-favorite and “I’ll never travel on airline ‘X’ if I don’t have to” choices. Also, the “duration” drop-down seems to affect only the “to” part of the trip. My initial impression of this drop-down is that it would apply to both the “to” and the “from.” I also wondered if it applied to the total of those two. A clarifying word could be added after the word “Duration,” such as “(outbound)”

Comment by Brian Doennebrink — October 4, 2007 @ 1:53 pm
Every little bit helps - thanks Rick (and keep them coming)!

Comment by Chris Gonzalez — October 17, 2007 @ 11:59 am
[…]On the Surface i agree with all.I dont know how much a diffrence now canada fares compare to usa but now very airline increases their fares and blaming oil lol[..]

Comment by Linda — November 7, 2007 @ 6:30 am