Aviation data platform OAG this month highlights innovations where airline tech is heading next.
It says Google has announced Flight Deals, an AI-powered flight search tool that makes it easier for flexible travellers to discover cheaper fares, and Magic Cue, an AI feature for Google’s Pixel 10 phones that automatically detects when travel information is likely needed. Flight Deals allows users to type natural-language prompts like ‘week-long trip this winter to a city with great food, nonstop only’ and receive matching options with live pricing. Results are ranked by savings percentage-and integrated directly into the existing Google Flights interface.
Magic Cue is a new feature for Google’s Pixel 10 phones that automatically surfaces travel information when needed.
OAG says there is no more digging through apps or scrolling through e-mail chains: the system proactively identifies when booking details are relevant.
Travel marketplace Wingie Enuygun has built Wingie Talkie, a real-time speech-to-speech translation engine and server that allows external AI models to directly search, book, and modify travel inside Wingie’s ecosystem.
In response to long call centre waits (averaging over two minutes across big OTAs), limited language options, and endless transfers Wingie has built a real-time speech-to-speech translation engine.
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It enables Turkish-speaking agents to instantly converse with travellers in other languages, eliminating the need for separate desks or interpreters.
In what OAG says is an industry-defining leap is Wingie’s launch of its own server that allows external AI models to directly search, book, and modify travel inside Wingie’s ecosystem.
For the first time, large language models like Claude (and soon ChatGPT, Gemini, and others) can go beyond offering inspiration and planning tips to actually executing bookings in real time, OAG says.
