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With almost every airline asking you to download their own app and delays plaguing most airports, you’ll be glad to know there’s an iPhone trick to speed up air travel.
A TikTok influencer found a way to track your flight and share flight details with your loved ones that’s as easy as sending a single text message.
“Next time you travel, text your airline and flight number,” he said in a new video posted on the social platform. ‘Then tap it and press “Flight Preview.”‘
Not to be confused with your ticket or booking reference number, your airline and flight number is a six-character alphanumeric code consisting of two letters that describe the airline and a one- to four-digit number that describes your flight route.
American Airlines, for example, always appears as “AA” in a flight number.
You, and any friends or family members you send this flight number to, will be able to tap “Flight Preview” to see the latest information about your flight’s departure time, arrival time, and even which baggage claim area. your luggage is addressed. .
You’ll be happy to know that there is an iPhone trick to speed up air travel. TikTok influencer Aakaanksh Autade found a way to track your flight and share flight details with your loved ones that’s as easy as sending a single test message.
“Next time you travel, text your airline and flight number,” the TikTok influencer said in a new video post. Then tap it and press “Flight Preview.” You and any loved ones you send this flight number to will be able to see the latest information about the flight.
“All your flight details will appear here, so you won’t have to check airport screens,” said TikTok user Aakaanksh Autade, who passes @kaansanity on the platform, published on Tuesday.
“If your flight is delayed, it will notify you right here,” Autade continued, adding that the fact that you can send the code to friends and family is “the best part.”
However, both commenters and @kaansanity fans got into a heated debate over where exactly Apple’s trick for tracking flights on the iPhone is actually available.
One TikTok user, who goes by the name Diana Monté, claimed that the trick “doesn’t work outside of the US, as far as I know.”
But others chimed in to report their experiences successfully implementing iPhone Shortcut in Canada, Ireland, and Sweden. However, many other users commented that they had problems using the trick while in UK airports.
Some commenters offered their own solution for those nations, recommending the free flight radar tracking app FlightRadar24.
“I prefer to use FlightRadar24,” stated TikTok user DefoNotAvgeek.
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