For sometime I have been a big critic of the other displays particularly the ITA Software based displays as being way too complex.
I like simple.
Here is a good example of 3 different interfaces which illustrate my point.
the new Frontier display is very nice and the new Southwest display is nice - both have issues (Frontier has some bugs - WN is now hiding its cheapest fares making my jump through extra hoops to get to the cheapest fare).
Air Canada's display is just plain horrid.
Try this yourself at home - chose a high traveled city pair for each airline (I recommend DEN-SEA for F9 - same for WN and then chose YVR-YYZ for AC).
Congrats to the boys at Jim Young and his team at Frontier and Datalex for delivering something in a hurry. Now just fix that entry bug
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I am sorry. Can you please elaborate as to why you feel the F9 display is superior to the "horrid" AC display? The examples appear virtually identical to me. Is it simply aesthetic?
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The simple answer is that it is easier for the consumer to see the lowest fare. I have to hunt through the AC display. It has more information and it is more functional but also harder to read. If you are used to it then fine - but if not then it is clear that clean the WN and F9 displays are better. Hence this is why I prefer the F9 display.
ReplyDeleteCall me a heretic but - for once form beats function
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The Professor
Hey
ReplyDeleteWhy not just use a aggregator site like Momondo.com or Kayak.com to ensure you find the cheapest available tickets?
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I dont think this is an apple to apple comparison. I want a better display in direct airline than any neutral player can provide. So there is no comparison in my view.
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