I am flying this Friday so I will make sure to test it out. That's a pretty steep price for the iPhone app though... if you guys can recommend me alternative routes then that would be worth paying for, but at the current stage I don't see myself paying for an app just to check if my flight will be delayed or not.
When I was a consultant, I used to travel every week. What irritated the heck out of me is these in-route weather conditions. So for instance, if I am flying from Dallas to NY, and there's bad weather somewhere in the middle, they will cancel the flight. If you can recommend me to get on a flight that will go around the problem (such as Dallas -> Miami, Miami -> NY), then it would be really useful. But this is probably only useful for business travelers since casual travelers probably won't be willing to shell out the extra airfare.
I vehemently object. This is an EXTREMELY valuable service, not a fart generator or lightsaber, and you should proudly charge $10, $15, $20, or more! You can always lower the price later but now is your only chance to establish a high perceived value for your product.
According to FlightCaster my flight is 85% chance of being on-time, but after getting to the airport my flight is delayed. I am waiting at the gate right now, and no reasons were given by the airline.
I am sure it's not weather related since it's SF to LA... and the site still says it will be on-time. How frequently do you update the forecasts?
I am more than happy to shell out $4.99 as a casual traveller. The reason -why- my flight is delayed is way more information than the airlines give you. Knowledge is power.
I've been burned by United several times when they have lied or not disclosed delay information to me. This app could have saved me hundreds of dollars and tons of anxiety last year.
When I was a consultant, I used to travel every week. What irritated the heck out of me is these in-route weather conditions. So for instance, if I am flying from Dallas to NY, and there's bad weather somewhere in the middle, they will cancel the flight. If you can recommend me to get on a flight that will go around the problem (such as Dallas -> Miami, Miami -> NY), then it would be really useful. But this is probably only useful for business travelers since casual travelers probably won't be willing to shell out the extra airfare.