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

Greg Aikens gpaikens at gmail.com
Tue Feb 21 14:22:36 UTC 2017


I really like the Southwest app for booking flights and managing flights. I
typically use it instead of their website. I like Fly Delta for keeping
track of my flights but prefer to book on delta.com. In the app I have a
hard time comparing the cost of my various flight options. Travelocity is
also an accessible website. I have not used their app.

Best,
Greg

On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 9:54 PM, Justin Young via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> 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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