As airport chaos becomes the new norm, the popular flight tracking app Daredevil launched a new “Airport Intelligence” feature that gives users real-time alerts about airport disruptions with reasons at 14,000 airports worldwide. This release is timely, given that tensions in the Middle East have caused multiple flight delays, cancellationsand airport shutdownswhile the The US is facing a shortage of Transportation Security Administration agents, leading to closed security checkpoints and very long lines.
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The company said it uses the same data used by pilots and airlines to power this feature. This includes thousands of real-time airport advisories, including Meteorological Airport Reports (METARs), Terminal Airport Forecasts (TAFs), Notice to Airmen (NOTAMs) and more.
This gives Flighty insight into airport operations such as ground stops, landing procedures and other security protocols.
Flighty said that while airport events are described in technical language in the data, it translates those messages into plain language to allow users to understand how their journey could be affected through Airport Intelligence.
“Airport crashes are becoming more common and historically it would have taken a pilot, controller or serious aviation expert to explain why, until now.”
The new update also introduces more features, such as airport warnings for reasons such as hail, low visibility, icing and lightning. airport delay prediction with AI-powered summaries to inform users about how various factors may affect their flight. and Deep Airport Stats, which shows the busiest airlines, most affected airport classifications, official flight rules and direct links to airport websites and instructions.
The update also includes favorite airport alerts and airport tables, showing all arrivals and departures at any of the airports with performance trends. In addition, you can also compare airport visits with friends within the app.
In addition to the intelligence feature, Flighty now includes a TV feature for broadcasters, creators and newsrooms to display an airport’s status live on a screen with an informative ticker.
