IBE - searching for flight options

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This feature enables the user to form a request with the following basic parameters:

  • Departure place;
  • Arrival place;
  • Date of departure;
  • Date of return (if necessary);
  • Number and category of passengers;


Fig. 004


Departure/Arrival points

These parameters can be set both manually or selected from the search menu.

Manual data entry

Entering the first letters or IATA code of the city or airport in the relevant field of Departure/Arrival place (regardless of the interface language) starts the dynamic search in the directory of cities and airports (Fig. 005).


Fig. 005


If the user made a mistake when typing the Departure/Arrival place or this place is not entered in the directory, a relevant message will be displayed, saying that the airline company doesn’t fly from or to the entered location (Fig. 006).


Fig. 006


Important.png Directory of cities and airport is uploaded from the airline’s reservation system.

Search in the menu

Search menu is accessed by clicking on the "From" or "To" field (Fig. 007).


Fig. 007


A popup window may include three basic section:

  • "Airports Near Me" - city/region (identified by the user’s geolocation).
  • "You searched" – if the user has already generated requests using this module, the corresponding cities (not more than three) will be indicated.
  • "Top Destinations" - defined based on the analysis of the schedule of the airline company.

At the carrier’s discretion, the number of the above sections may be reduced (Fig. 008) or not used at all; in such a case, the destinations will be sorted alphabetically (Fig. 009):

Fig. 008 Fig. 009


Important.png When the user first enters the site, he/she if offered to allow access to his/her geo location.

This data is then used to offer the closest airport of departure.


Fig. 010


If the user denied access to his/her geo location, the "Airports Near Me" section will be excluded from the selection menu.


Fig. 011


On the left, there is a "Select Country" section, listing all the countries to/from which the airline company flies.

On the right, there is a "Select City" section, listing all the cities to/from which the airline company flies with respect to the country selected in the left section.


The user can switch the places of departure and arrival by clicking the Book 9.png button located between the relevant fields (Fig. 012).

Fig. 012

An additional option to search for a "Multi-City Route" (making a route different from standard OW (one-way trip)/RT (roundtrip)) is activated by "Set multi-city route" link (Fig. 013).

Fig. 013

In this case, the management tools are as follows:

  • + button (Fig. 014) required to add search modules to each additional segment of the flight within the Multi-City Route.

Fig. 014


Important.png Maximum 6 segments of the flight are available to create a Milti-City route. (The number of segments is controlled by the possibilities of the airline’s reservation system and is not a fixed parameter).
  • Х button (Fig. 015) to adjust the number of modules by deleting the irrelevant ones.

Fig. 015

The user can return to the standard search by clicking the ‘Set simple route’ link (Fig. 016). Herewith, the data already entered into the additional modules will be deleted.

Fig. 016

Selecting Departure and Arrival dates

This feature is available using the Calendar.

A OW (one way) route is set by default(Fig. 017):

Fig. 017

Clicking on the ‘Departure Date’ field (Fig. 017) will open a calendar in the pop-up window.

In this case, the ‘Departure Date’ field is switched to two fields: ‘To’ and ‘From’ (Fig. 018):

Fig. 018

Important.png The calendar displays three months, starting with the current calendar month, with a possibility to move 11 months forward.

Scroll the calendar by pushing the arrow buttons on the right and left of the calendar: Book 17.png

The dates of flights to the selected destination are highlighted in the calendar body according to the current flight schedule of the carrier (Fig. 019):

Fig. 019

Tip.png The dates in the calendar body are highlighted with the font colour, background fill, etc.


The lowest preliminary prices may be displayed per 1 passenger for OW route for each stage of selecting the ‘To’ and ‘From’ dates respectively (Fig. 020):


Fig. 020


Important.png The prices displayed in the calendar are taken from the loaded cache of the requested destination. The current prices may differ from the ones specified in the calendar. The cache is filled by the reservation system only in case of a relevant agreement for its support between the carrier and the reservation system itself.


The indicators of To and From dates are used to help the user visually navigate in the calendar at this stage of selection.

Fig. 021

There’re three ways to close the calendar if the From date is not required

  • Book 21.png button in the bottom part of the calendar (Fig. 018);
  • Double click on the ‘To’ field with the selected date Book 22.png;
  • Click on any inactive field of the page;
Important.png It is not possible to set the From date earlier than the To date. If trying to do so, the To and From date will automatically be set to one and the same date. Such a case is displayed in the calendar as shown on Fig. 022. Fig. 022



Number and category of passengers

The default search parameter is set for 1 adult passenger (Fig. 023).

Fig. 023

The user can adjust the number of passengers by their type (adults, children under 12y.o., infants without a seat, etc.) in the drop-down window (Fig. 024).

Fig. 024

Tip.png The airline company provides the list of categories of passengers for whom flights search and booking are available.
Important.png The maximum permissible number of passengers for flight booking is set by the airline company, but cannot exceed 9 people. Moreover, it is not possible to book a flight for more than one infant per one adult. Minors are not allowed to travel without accompanying adult.


When the user has made his/her choice, the search for flight options is started by pushing the Book 26.png button (Fig. 025).

Fig. 025


See also

Main modules of IBE

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