If you’ve ever been in a situation where your flight didn’t take off, you’ll understand how frustrating it is. You are inside the plane, the doors closed, but nothing is moving. You ask and they only know to tell you that it won’t take long, but they don’t go into detail. This happened to me today, and With an application on my iPhone I solved my doubts.
You can at least keep talking. Apple’s satellite communication is also a strong bet for the company and it is investing in strengthening this section only. But when you’re on the plane and the plane doesn’t take off, What are you doing? You consult the networks, you are bored, you play something… If your flight does not depart at the scheduled time, it is usually for three reasons: the plane has not yet arrived at your airport – that is, it is later than the previous one -, there are technical problems, or there is a takeoff and landing restriction. There is an app to find out exactly what happened, it’s called FlightRadar.
FlightRadar: the solution to all your flight problems
FlightRadar is an application to know what’s happening and be informed at all times. The app collects all information about all commercial flights around the world. If we wish to obtain information on either, He would give us his route, his geographical position, his departure time, his arrival time —or estimated, if it has not yet arrived—, altitude, speed, airline, aircraft model, registration, etc. We basically know everything about this theft. And free.
Information is powerwhat is said. And in the event of incidents, this is very true. For example, today I had planned a flight from Madrid to Dublin. He left at 9 o’clock. However, after boarding, the plane did not move. They told us we had to wait, and we waited like that for an hour. No one really knew what was going on or when the problem was going to be fixed, but thanks to this app everything was much clearer.
The planes that appear to be focused were at the airport, and if consulted they said their altitude was 0, so we know they were not flying.
When I went in to check it out, I saw something curious: there were no planes taking off, only three landing. This means that the problem was not specifically with my flight, but with the airport. They wouldn’t allow anyone to take off because of the strong gusts of wind. It’s a very variable thing, so no one knew when it might take off. However, FlightRadar came to the rescue.
I just had to check it from time to time and, a few minutes later, two planes took off announcing that the ban was now lifted. And indeed, at present, We started to leave for Ireland..
So you can find out how much your flight was delayed
What I use the most with this app is to check how much my flight is going to be delayed. Most of these problems are because the plane that will take you to your destination, which is also another flight, has not yet arrived. Companies are just saying there is a delay and now, however, With this application we can know exactly when it will arrive.
Simply we have to find the flight by ourselves. It’s usually simple. If you are traveling from Madrid to Barcelona, search the Internet for flights of the same company, which go in the opposite direction – Barcelona to Madrid – and you will find it.
All you have to do is enter the flight code into the FlightRadar search engine and it will tell you where it is, how long it is delayed and the exact time of arrival (once in the air it is practically impossible for it to take longer). This is a good thing, because if you know the problem won’t be resolved for another half hour, you can go and have a coffee instead of standing at the gate waiting for someone to say something. . And they usually don’t say it.
Additional Tips to Become an Airport Pro
As an added tip, it is always advisable to search for the theft in Spotlight, because This gives us a lot of information about him.. If you are in USA, verify the account X from AENAbecause if there is an incident, they will communicate it there. Finally, if your flight is delayed, you are entitled to compensation.
It depends on time (minimum three hours) and distance, but the most common is 250 dollars. Of course, if it is not due to a business failure, but to something unpredictable and intractable like a storm, you won’t be able to ask for them. They must in any case give you food vouchers and if the flight is delayed for a whole night, a hotel.
As you can see, thanks to the iPhone We can find more information about our flight. If it’s a general problem or just our plane, how long it should take, and much more. For people who fly a lot, FlightRadar is a unavoidable on our iPhone.
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