Hipmunk tries to take agony out of mobile flight search

February 22, 2011 By 3 Comments

Given that the Hipmunk experience is based on a highly visual and, well, wide format it was always going to be interesting to see how it would migrate to a mobile app.

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Released into the Apple appstore today, Hipmunk has produced an iPhone app covering four of the main functions of its existing flight search service.

After entering the usual From and To fields, plus dates and destination, fare type, dates and number of passengers travelling, the app sends users to a remodelled version of its results screen.

Fares are displayed in the existing block format, but users scroll by either using arrow buttons or moving the screen by hand.

The user can also toggle between the “Agony” results or by cost, length of journey or duration. Once a block is selected the user is sent to another screen for confirmation before a redirect flies off to the supplier’s mobile site.

Hipmunk’s move into mobile comes just a week after Skyscanner unveiled its iPhone application and joins the popular Kayak suite of smartphone and iPad apps.

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Kevin May About Kevin May

Kevin May is editor of Tnooz. He joined as a co-founder in August 2009 after spending nearly four years as editor of UK-based business publication Travolution.

Passionate about the business of travel and the internet, Kevin played a major role in establishing Travolution in print, online, events and with an annual awards programme, as well as becoming a regular speaker and moderator at industry events.

Prior to Travolution, Kevin was web editor at Media Week (UK) and also worked in regional newspapers for two years at the Essex Enquirer. He started his career in journalism at the Police Gazette at New Scotland Yard in London.

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