We check fares from major airlines and travel agents, same as any flight search site — results can differ from Skyscanner's own listings because of each search engine's own coverage and timing, and the filters you set on your route (stops, airlines, cabin). The real difference isn't the flight list, it's the monitoring and scoring layer we put on top of it.

Fares move continuously — airlines adjust them by demand and remaining seats, sometimes within minutes. That's exactly why opening Book on a deal re-checks live prices with the real booking partners before you commit, instead of just trusting the number from when the alert was sent.

Each airline and travel agent prices independently, with their own fees, bag allowances, and change policies — that's why the Book screen shows you several options side by side (with a trust rating where we have one) instead of picking one for you.

TrackAFare never takes payment for your flight. When you pick a booking option, you'll complete the purchase on the airline or booking partner's own site — if a partner has no direct link available, you'll land on a general flight-search page to finish from there instead.

Clicking Book runs a live check against real booking partners so the price you see is current, not cached from your alert — usually under a minute, and instant if we already checked that exact deal in the last 20 minutes.

On the Free plan, live pricing and booking are unlocked for your top deal only — every other deal (and every deal once your trial ends) shows locked until you upgrade. Paid plans unlock live pricing and booking on every deal shown.

Open your route's Price Trend panel and click See price history to reveal two extra panels underneath. Route Insights shows the cheapest window to book ahead of travel, your cheapest origin airport, and which airlines most often had the cheapest fare on this route. AI Prediction shows whether now looks like a good time to book or worth waiting, with an estimated fair price and a confidence level.

Once a route has enough history — roughly a week of daily checks, sooner if you check more often — it trains a real model on that route's own price data; before that, you'll see a simpler early estimate while history builds up. Every prediction comes with a confidence level (High/Medium/Low), and can flag itself as unusual when it falls well outside the route's typical price range. AI Prediction is available on every plan — more history makes it more confident, so a route you've tracked for longer tends to get a stronger prediction, regardless of which plan you're on.