Skyscanner Flights

Skyscanner is a powerful, flexible and fun way of finding the cheapest flights. They provide instant comparisons on flight prices for over 670,000 routes on over 600 airlines, as well as price comparisons for car hire, hotels and holidays.

Launched in 2001 Skyscanner was created by people were frustrated by how difficult it was to compare flights from different airlines. They saw how easy it could be to create a site where people could pick a flight from any airline in the world, from any airport to any destination. They are constantly adding new flights, routes and airlines to the massive database behind the site.

Skyscanner’s aim is to become the first website in the world to offer every single commercial flight on the planet. With comparisons on more than 600 airlines for over 670,000 routes this dream seems easily achievable.

Once the site was up and running it was not long before thousands of people were using it every day to find the best deals. You can now search for flights on their site in 20 different languages and pay with over 60 different currencies. They have a web presence in several European countries as well as the original UK and Poland sites.

The site also offers advice about where to go if you need inspiration including food and cooking holidays, honeymoons and romance, breaks for sports events and the best destinations for families.

In addition, there is a section filled with useful tips and advice which includes things such as how to make your holiday greener, flights of the week and suggestions of travel books to buy.

The site often gets a significant jump in traffic when some airlines are having problems. If a customer has already booked a flight then that airline goes bust or is the subject of industrial action then it seems that the first place they turn to fix their dilemma is Skyscanner which is great for the search website. The spike can often exceed a 10% increase in traffic over normal.

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