Frequently asked questions
Where do the prices come from?
Every price comes from a live search against real airline inventory at the moment we check it — the same category of data source flight booking sites use — rather than a cached average or an estimate. When you see a price on a tracked route, that fare existed in a real search result at that specific time. Fares can still move between our check and when you go to book, since availability and pricing change continuously on the airline side, but nothing here is fabricated or delayed by days.
How often do you check my tracked routes?
Routes are checked automatically throughout the day. Single-date routes get a fresh check each cycle; date-range routes refresh a handful of the least-recently-checked dates in each cycle, so a wide range fills in gradually rather than all at once. Opening a tracked route's page also triggers an on-demand check for any date that's missing or stale, so you're rarely looking at badly outdated numbers.
Why did I get an email even though nothing changed?
You get one email per day for each route you're tracking, whether or not the price moved — think of it as a daily check-in rather than only a "something happened" alert. If the price actually dropped or fell at or below your target, the subject line and the top of the email will say so plainly (Price drop, or Price alert); otherwise it's labeled a daily update with the current numbers. If you have several routes moving at once, you get one combined email instead of a separate one per route.
What does setting a "target price" actually do?
A target price doesn't change what we search for — we always find the cheapest fare available. It changes what counts as alert-worthy in your daily email: once a route's price is at or below your target, that's flagged clearly instead of you having to scan the numbers yourself. Leave it blank if you'd rather just watch the trend without a specific number in mind.
Does a preferred airline mean I'll never see other airlines?
It depends where you're looking. On a tracked route's page, the live options list filters strictly to your preferred airline, since that's you actively browsing for that carrier's flights. But behind the scenes, price tracking and alerts still fall back to the overall cheapest fare on any day your preferred airline isn't flying the route — so a preference never means your alerts go silent, it just narrows what you see when you're looking to book.
Do I have to make an account?
No — you can search a single route for free without signing in. Creating an account (with Google or a one-time email link, no password) is only needed to save a route for ongoing tracking, set a target price, or track a flexible date range instead of one exact date.
What happens to my data?
We store your email, the routes you track, and the price history we find for them — that's it. We don't sell it, and we don't share your email address with the flight-search provider or anyone else. The full breakdown is in the Privacy Policy.
Something still not covered here?
Take a look at How It Works for a fuller walkthrough, or the Guides for tips on booking timing and getting the most out of price alerts.