Google Knows How Late Your Flight Is Running

Google has announced a new flight-tracking service available through their search engine. Just type in the flight number and you get updated on its current status and whether it's running late.

I think Google's flight status announcement is a good service, and it's very easy to use -- just type in the flight number on the Google search page. As soon as you type in the info, you get detailed flight status instantly without having to go to the airline's website.

You can search this from your desktop, iPhone, Palm, Windows mobile -- wherever you can use Google search. You can also use this in Google Toolbar, just type the number in the small window and it will give the corresponding results.

For example, if you type Qantas 73 in Google search page, it will provide the following results:

The first line tells you whether your flight is on schedule or arriving/departing late. The second line gives you the arrival and departure time. These results are provided to Google via their collaboration with flightstats.com.

The Google search team is saying they will now focus on a new tool to allow passengers to search for lost luggage (they are kidding of course).

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Earth Angel says:
2 years ago

WOW!! That's amazing news CompuSmart!! Thank you for sharing!! Especially in this busy travel Season!! Not having to spend a couple extra hours waiting for loved ones to arrive in the bitter cold is a loving service!! It will be much appreciated by all!! Thank you!! Earth Angel!! P.S. I just downloaded SpyBot from your HubPage!! Thank you again!!

Stacie Naczelnik says:
2 years ago

Very cool. Good timing with the holiday travel.

cgull8m says:
2 years ago

Thanks EarthAngel an Stacie, soon our mobiles will have Google services, then we can access it very quickly from anywhere.

JamesRay says:
2 years ago

This is really cool!

gabriella05 says:
2 years ago

Great information cgull8m. That will be useful when I have to go for my family arriving from Italy cool

Thanks for sharing

Zsuzsy Bee says:
2 years ago

Soon we'll be able to ask Google the shoe size of the guy down the road. Wow it's quite impressive how far technology has taken us but at the same time it's also a little, I can't explain it.....almost spooky of how small the planet has gotten...does that make sense to you CGull?

Great Hub

regards Zsuzsy