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Flight data integration

Flight status and flight tracker API for travel platforms

Show live flight status on itineraries, agent screens and mobile apps: scheduled, estimated and actual times, delays, cancellations, gate and terminal changes, and a stored history of every update, connected to your bookings in one admin.

  • Live departures and arrivals
  • By flight number, airport or route
  • Delay and cancellation alerts
  • Flight history data

How it works

Live flight status connected to your bookings

Flight status is not a single field. It is a timeline of events that travelers and agents read as the truth. PHPTRAVELS connects a flight status and flight tracking data provider to your booking records, so every itinerary shows the latest departure and arrival times with a last-updated stamp, agents see disruption flags next to the booking, and travelers get a message when a flight is delayed or cancelled. Times are normalised to each airport's local time zone, and every change is stored for support and reporting.

  1. Choose a flight status data provider and agree access
  2. Add your API credentials in the test environment
  3. Map flight numbers, codeshares and time zones to your bookings
  4. Set polling, caching and notification rules
  5. Go live with monitoring and an event history store
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Environment
Sandbox
Endpoint
Flight status API · sandbox
Credentials
API key: ••••
Update mode
Webhooks + polling every 10 min
Cache
Busy routes · 2 min

Data lifecycle

From a status request to a stored flight history

Live flight tracking breaks when updates arrive out of order or in different time zones. PHPTRAVELS handles each step between the provider and the traveler.

  1. Request

    Fetch status by flight number and date, airport or route, batched per itinerary view.

  2. Normalise

    Convert times to local airport time, map codeshares and remove duplicate updates.

  3. Match

    Link each update to the booking, the traveler and the assigned agent.

  4. Notify

    Send rule-based alerts by email or in-app when a flight is delayed, cancelled or changes gate.

  5. Store

    Save every event with a timestamp to build the flight history for reports and claims.

Across the journey

Flight status next to bookings, support and transfers

Status data is most useful when every team sees the same version of it, from the itinerary page to the support queue.

  • Flight booking itineraries

    Live status on itinerary pages, booking emails and the customer account, without sending travelers to another site.

  • Support and CRM

    Agents see disruption flags on the booking record, prioritise affected travelers and rebook faster.

  • Airport transfers

    Pickup times follow the actual arrival time, so drivers are not sent out for a delayed flight.

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Back office

Control flight status from one admin

Rules, access and records for flight tracking, in the same dashboard as your bookings, agents and reports.

  • Notification rules

    Choose which changes trigger a message, for which travelers, and what the message says.

  • Multi-brand settings

    Separate rate limits, usage views and traveler messaging per portal, brand or market.

  • Caching and backoff

    Cache busy routes, batch requests and back off on errors to control provider costs.

  • Time zone handling

    Every time shown in the airport's local time, with the time zone label beside it.

  • Logs and monitoring

    Request logs and failed-update alerts so your team can diagnose issues quickly.

  • Secure credentials

    API keys stored in your own installation and kept out of logs and the browser.

Compare

PHPTRAVELS vs sending travelers to a public flight tracker

Many agencies link out to a public flight tracking website. This is how an integrated flight status API typically differs; check the details of each service.

AreaPublic flight tracker sitePHPTRAVELS
Link to the bookingPublic flight tracker siteTravelers search the flight themselvesPHPTRAVELSStatus shown on the itinerary and booking record
Disruption alertsPublic flight tracker siteDepends on the traveler signing up elsewherePHPTRAVELSRule-based alerts sent under your brand
Agent workflowPublic flight tracker siteAgents switch between toolsPHPTRAVELSDisruption flags inside the admin and CRM
Flight historyPublic flight tracker siteUsually not stored for your bookingsPHPTRAVELSEvent timeline stored in your database
Brand and trafficPublic flight tracker siteTravelers leave your site or appPHPTRAVELSTravelers stay in your website and mobile app

Use cases

Who uses flight status with PHPTRAVELS

  • OTAs and flight sellers

    Live status on every booked itinerary and in the mobile app, with fewer "is my flight on time" calls to support.

  • Travel agencies and TMCs

    Agents and corporate travel teams see disruptions first and contact affected travelers before they call.

  • Transfer and ground operators

    Pickups planned around actual arrival times, with airport boards for the drivers' desk.

Why PHPTRAVELS

Flight tracking you own

  • Source code included

    Self-hosted under a commercial licence, so your developers can extend the status and alert logic.

  • Your data provider agreement

    You choose the flight status provider and hold the credentials in your own installation.

  • Replaceable provider

    Your itinerary pages and history stay the same if you switch or add a data provider.

  • Web and mobile

    The same status data on your website, agent portal and mobile apps.

FAQ

Flight status and flight tracker API questions

What travel businesses ask before adding live flight status.

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It is a data connection that returns the live status of a flight: scheduled, estimated and actual times, delays, cancellations, and gate and terminal details when available. PHPTRAVELS links that data to your bookings, alerts and reports.

Yes. The flight status API is connected to booking records, so itineraries, booking emails and the agent view show the same live status and disruption alerts.

Both the marketed and the operating flight number are stored and normalised when the booking is created, so lookups by flight number return the flight that actually operates.

Through a rule-based notification layer. When a flight is delayed or cancelled, the traveler gets a message with the latest estimate, the last update time and the next step for support.

You choose the provider and agree access and pricing with them directly. We integrate it, map it to your bookings and set caching so request volume stays under control.

It depends on your plan and the products you enable. Plans start with Startup at $2499 as a one-time licence; see the pricing page or ask sales for a quote. Flight data access is billed by your chosen provider.

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