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Slightly unrelated but I've built https://myplane.info/ to quickly check if my plane is still the same before the flight. AFAIK, in case of a plane change than the scheduled, we have right to get a full refund* with most of the airlines. I'm thinking about adding a notification feature on that.

*Edit: Upon my findings, full refund case above is not available with all airlines, but rebooking option being offered instead.


Which airlines provide full refunds? Do they allow this for both changed aircraft types and N-numbers, or only the former?


Few articles quote American Airlines, I've found the related page: https://www.aa.com/i18n/Tariffs/AA1.html

If you search for 'category 16' and go to 4.C.III, equipment change is considered as 'not acceptable' for the passenger.

Source: https://onemileatatime.com/airline-schedule-change-airplane-...


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I appreciate the feedback. I've just tried an example flight: AIC124 and seen it worked, hopefully you're trying the similar format (ICAO).


Even that is giving a server error. Generally in India, IATA codes are used for flight numbers.


Hello again, I couldn't get an answer from the provider so I've acquired IATA codes and added a local conversion. Now it should cover the most of the airlines. Cheers


Thank you for the heads up, I've found the issue were I was using and old airport database from 2017 (source of error / missing airport code), now turned it into a self healing one using the API. So, error should be gone.

Actually, flight codes with IATA should've also worked but API returns no results for now, I will have to ask them asap. Best


Hello, main reason I've made this tool is to provide a quick look into the flights bound to the flight number with mobile-first design. Compared to other flight lookup services, it only shows future flights, prints the plane model and respects the crappy airport connection. Technical background: flask + flightaware API + milligram.css. It has been an enjoyable UX project. Thanks for trying!


That reminds me of QuakeWorld's proxy servers.


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