People ask all the time why we don't show more deals. The truth? Most flights are not worth showing; expensive, long layovers, bad airlines, etc. We'd rather send you nothing than waste your time with deals that involves 3 layovers and arrives at 3am.
Our filtering criteria
Every flight that comes through our system gets checked against these rules:
1. Reasonable flight details
- Maximum 1 layover, only reserved for long routes (and the layover is short)
- Reasonable departure and arrival times, unless price is too good to pass up
2. Decent airlines
- We blacklist airlines with terrible safety records
- No ultra budget carriers that charge for everything
- Prefer airlines with good customer service; and NO travel agents
3. Actual savings
- Must be at least 30% cheaper than typical prices
- No 'deals' that are actually more expensive than booking direct
- Price must include all mandatory fees
4. Practical routing
- No 3 day layovers in random cities
- No backtracking (fly east to go west? Nah.)
- Reasonable total journey time
Why this matters
When we started Flight Weasel, we were getting 50+ 'deals' per day. Most were terrible, and we became desensitised. Now we only send the best of the best.
Quality over quantity, every time.