Get more from your frequent flyer programs with ExpertFlyer
Frequent flyers, points travelers, and upgrade seekers use ExpertFlyer to search award and upgrade availability, monitor seats and flights, and use airline data more strategically before making travel decisions.
ExpertFlyer is not a booking engine. It helps you research and monitor airline data, then you complete tickets, mileage redemptions, or upgrade requests through the airline or another booking channel.
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Search for award and upgrade availability before you transfer points or commit to a trip.
Monitor seats, flights, and availability changes when your preferred option is not open yet.
Compare flight options with airline data that can help you decide when a paid ticket, mileage award, or upgrade request is worth pursuing.
Use seat maps, flight status, and flight detail context to make more informed travel decisions after you choose a flight.
Get the Most of Your Frequent Flyer Programs
Airline Awards & Upgrades
- Shows the Award & Upgrade availability for flights for different airlines between a pair of cities on a specific day
- An optional return date may also be specified for flights back to the departing airport
- Ability to search only for non-stop or direct flights and not connecting flights
- To see a list of all Award & Upgrade airlines and classes supported by ExpertFlyer.com
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Flight Availability
- Shows flights, times, reliability ratings, fare buckets and available connections for different airlines between a pair of cities on a specific day
- An optional return date may also be specified for flights back to the departing airport
- Up to three specific airlines may be specified, or none
- Ability to search only for non-stop or direct flights and not connecting flights
- Advanced filtering options by availability and fare class
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Flight Timetables
- Shows flights timetable information, both for direct flights and connections, for different airlines between a pair of cities on a specific day or range of days
- Can also search for all flights to or from a specific airport on a given day
- Ability to search only for non-stop/direct flights or include connecting flights
- Advanced filtering options by airports, airlines, and type of flight
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Flight Status
- Shows the departure and arrival times as well as reliability ratings for a particular flight on a particular day
- Shows terminal, gate and baggage claim information when available
- Shows detailed flight comment information from the airline
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Flight Details
- Shows details about a flight such as scheduled departure time, total elapsed time and meal service
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Airline Seat Maps
- Shows available and occupied seat locations for a particular flight on a particular day for 120+ airlines
- Shows detailed seat information about Premium, Blocked and Paid seats
- Includes SeatGuru® seat reviews and ratings
- To see a list of all airlines who support seat maps in ExpertFlyer.com,
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Travel Information and Reference Data
- Shows in-depth on-time and reliability information for most flights worldwide as well as US domestic airport delay information
- Additional Reference Tools - Minimum Connect Times (MCT), Maximum Permitted Mileage (MPM), Connecting Cities, Interline Agreements and Visa, Health & Passport information
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Fare Information
- Shows all published fare pricing between a city pair for one-way, round-trip and Around The World (RTW) fares
- Shows both fare class and booking class
- Specify up to three particular airlines or see all airline fares
- Specify a particular booking code fare or see all fares
- Shows detailed and for a particular fare
- Specify a particular currency to display the fare
- Option to search for fares based on seasonality and advance purchase requirements
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Seat Alerts®
- Specify which seats you would like to search for
- Can search by type of seat (Window, Aisle, etc) or any specific seat
- ExpertFlyer will periodically check for availability and notify you by email when availability is found
- Up to three email addresses may be specified
- Supports email to cell phones, PDAs and other portable devices
- Basic accounts include 4 Seat Alerts at a time, Premium accounts include 200 combined Flight & Seat Alerts at a time
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Flight Availability Alerts
- Monitor for Award, Upgrade, or even regular fare inventory for changes and new availability for up to 200 flight segments
- No more missed upgrades or award tickets, ExpertFlyer will periodically check for availability and notify you by email when availability is found
- Up to three email addresses may be specified
- Supports email to cell phones, PDAs and other portable devices
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Flight Schedule Alerts
- Monitor for changes in the published city pair or time of departure/arrival of a flight
- No more unexpected schedule changes or missed connections, ExpertFlyer will periodically check for any schedule change and notify you if a change is made
- Up to three email addresses may be specified
- Supports email to cell phones and smartphones
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Aircraft Change Alerts
- Monitor for changes to the aircraft equipment code for up to 200 flight segments
- No more unexpected seat reassignments, ExpertFlyer will periodically check for an equipment change and notify you if a change is made
- Up to three email addresses may be specified
- Supports email to cell phones and smartphones
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Saved Queries
- Allows you to name and store a particular query for repeated use
- Information is updated with each query
- Store inquiries for Flight Availability, Flight Status, Flight Details, Seat Maps and Fare Information
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Flexible Search
- Find the best fares by searching multiple date ranges at the same time
- Premium subscribers can select a date range ± 3 days from a specified date for both the departure and return flights
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