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Smart travel app beats airlines: Flighty CEO Ryan Jones on how the app works
CNBC Televisionยท 2025-11-12 12:46
Business Overview - Flight app offers live flight tracking and alerts, sometimes faster than airline apps [2] - Flight Pro, a paid version, provides more detailed information [2] - The app taps directly into data sources used by pilots, including public data in the US [5] - It also uses about eight data sources worldwide [6] - The app instantly relays information, unlike airlines that need to process it through their systems [6][7] - Flight app monitors inbound planes and predicts delays based on previous flight data and airport congestion [9][11] Market Impact - The last few days have seen about triple sign-ups for the pro version [16] Flight Cancellation Analysis - Thursday, Friday, Saturday saw around 4% to 7% of cancellations [12] - Sunday and Monday cancellations rose to 10% to 12%, approaching the 15% to 20% range where cascading effects can occur [13] - Improved staffing at ATC towers helped reduce delays [15]