[nabs-l] Reliable and Accessible Flight Booking App or Website

Justin Young jty727 at gmail.com
Tue Feb 21 02:54:14 UTC 2017


I think the Southwest app is very user friendly.  Jet Blue & Fly Delta
are great apps to use as well.

Glad to hear you found an option that worked.

Justin

On 2/20/17, Kathryn Webster, NABS President via NABS-L
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hey Miso,
>
> Thanks for fueling such an engaging conversation. I am a huge fan of the
> Southwest application on iPhones. There are some random buttons that are not
> labeled, but it is definitely usable. I have great luck with Fly Delta,
> Travelocity, Expedia, and Southwest.
>
> Good luck,
> Kathryn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Miso Kwak via
> NABS-L
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 2:27 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Miso Kwak <misokwak12 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Reliable and Accessible Flight Booking App or Website
>
> I apologize this reply is so late but want to say thank you to everyone
> responded.
> I ended up using Google Flight to look up the information I needed and
> getting sighted assistance when I was actually booking the flight as Google
> Flight took me to another web site.
> I will have to check out Expedia for future usage. I have been feeling
> hesitant to create an account if I was not going to use it because it's
> inaccessible.
> On another note I have a membership with Southwest but find the IOS app a
> bit clumsy to use when it comes to date selection, although I think the web
> site is pretty good with JAWS.
>
> Has anyone used Southwest app smoothly?
>
> Best,
> Miso
>
> On 2/1/17, Ignasi Cambra via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>> I am a Mac user and find the Expedia site to be very accessible. The
>> Expedia and Kayak iPhone apps are also great, and I remember using the
>> Skyscanner app some time ago and getting things done quite easily. The
>> problem with search engines like Kayak and Skyscanner is that they
>> usually send you to other websites to actually purchase tickets, and
>> accessibility on those third-party websites isn’t always great.
>> Generally speaking I find Expedia to offer the best experience in
>> terms of accessibility both on my desktop and on my phone, and their
>> prices are usually just slightly higher than the cheapest options
>> available from lesser known travel agents that I see on Kayak. The
>> process to buy flight+hotel packages on the Expedia website is also
>> the most accessible I can think of. Things are usually labeled
>> properly with headings, and forms use standard controls that screen
>> readers should recognise easily.
>> Sorry for writing so much! Clearly I spend way too much time flying…
>> Best,
>>
>> IC
>>> On 31 Jan 2017, at 04:33, Vanna Song via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hmmm, last time I ever booked anything was on the Mac side of things.
>>> Sites like expedia and others worked fine with Voice Over. I don't
>>> know about the WINDOWS side of things for I have not used those sites
>>> with NVDA or JAWS.
>>>
>>> On 1/30/17, Mason, Amy via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>>>> I'm looking at a few things dealing with travel sites, and I'd love
>>>> to hear a bit more about the good and bad you are finding on
>>>> specific sites where accessibility is concerned. If any of you have
>>>> the chance, I'd appreciate a quick note off list. I'd like to know
>>>> which sites you are having trouble with, and what's acting as
>>>> biggest barriers. I'd also love to know what you find is working
>>>> well for you and why.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,.
>>>>
>>>> Amy Mason
>>>> amason at nfb.org
>>>> (410) 659-9314 Ext. 2424
>>>> National Federation of the Blind
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Zachary N.
>>>> Griego-Dreicer via NABS-L
>>>> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2017 12:17 PM
>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Cc: Zachary N. Griego-Dreicer <zdreicer at gmail.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Reliable and Accessible Flight Booking App or
>>>> Website
>>>>
>>>> I've been using http://google.com/flights, it takes a little bit to
>>>> get used to and you have to know the tricks to work with that
>>>> website— Like using taba bunch, and the arrow keys, but I found it
>>>> very accessible to create an itinerary and then book directly with
>>>> the airline. Keep in mind that a lot of the Google flights page I
>>>> just text elements that when clicked on, they activate whatever you
>>>> are doing. The page that actually displays the flights gives a link
>>>> to each flight that is very accessible, and includes the price
>>>> including taxes and fees. Sam airlines, like Southwest, do not
>>>> interface with this light section. If you want to do a Southwest
>>>> flight search, you can call 888-792-8747, then when it asks what
>>>> flight number you're calling about, say agent and you will be
>>>> transferred immediately. They can help you book flights over the
>>>> phone at no charge.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone 7 Using VoiceOver
>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 29, 2017, at 10:51, Katie Wang via NABS-L
>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Miso,
>>>>>
>>>>> The Travelocity website is reasonably accessible, though the flight
>>>>> search process can be a little cumbersome to navigate with JAWS. If
>>>>> others know of more user-friendly travel booking sites I would love
>>>>> to hear about them as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Katie
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 1/29/17, Miso Kwak via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> I am writing to see if anyone on the list has a recommendation for
>>>>>> accessible and reliable flight finding app or website.
>>>>>> I've played around with Expedia, Kayak, and Google Flight and few
>>>>>> direct aireline apps like Southwest and Delta. I think some of
>>>>>> them are decently accessible but  I am not greatly satisfied with
>>>>>> any one of them.
>>>>>> I have an iPhone and JAWS 16 fyi.
>>>>>> I am trying to compare flights in terms of its times and price.
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Miso Kwak
>>>>>>
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