Flighty has released a Connection Assistant that walks travelers through every step of a connecting flight, including whether they need to clear passport control, recheck baggage, pass through security, or change terminals, with timing estimates for each segment. The feature is built on historical flight data and airport procedures, and pairs with a new Gate Predictions capability that forecasts arrival and departure gates before airlines officially assign them.
Connection Assistant personalizes its walkthrough based on your booking class, seat, citizenship, and passport information. Add your passport to the app and it tells you whether you can use e-gates or skip passport control entirely. The app then surfaces only the steps that apply to you and estimates how long the entire connection process will take. Flighty also flags how tight a connection is based on industry-standard minimums for that airport pair, so you know whether a 90-minute layover is comfortable or risky before you board.
Introducing Connection Assistant 2.0!
🧭 Every step + its typical time
🛂 Every checkpoint: customs, security, bag recheck
🚇 Every train, tram, bus
🌎 Every airport & airline
🪪 Custom to your citizenship & seat classAll-new clarity in one of flying’s most stressful moments. pic.twitter.com/pAykmIju1v
— Flighty (@Flighty) July 7, 2026
Gate Predictions mark the more technically ambitious addition since Flighty now predicts which gate a flight will use when you first add it to the app, starting as a gate range or concourse and narrowing to the exact gate as departure approaches. The predictions rely on historical gate assignments for that flight, inbound aircraft data, and statistical modeling of millions of prior journeys. Airlines post gates late, sometimes only 15 minutes before departure, and gate changes can derail tight connections. By predicting gates early, Flighty lets you plan your terminal navigation in advance and spot a gate change before the airline displays it.
but there’s more…
Introducing Gate Predictions!
✨ Get your gate before it’s posted
📅 Hours, days, or weeks in advance
🙅♂️ No more hovering around the board
🗺️ Map your connection days beforeAnother industry-first, to make you a stress-free travel pro. pic.twitter.com/gkJ5mUuBJE
— Flighty (@Flighty) July 7, 2026
The update arrives as connecting flights remain a consistent source of missed bookings and rebooking chaos. Airlines have never solved this problem in their own apps; they show you gate information only after it is assigned, and they do not predict connection feasibility at all. Flighty’s approach, grounded in deterministic route data and statistical modeling rather than marketing-friendly language, fills a gap that should have been filled years ago.
Flighty Pro, which unlocks these new features, costs $4.99 per week, $59.99 per year, or $299 for a lifetime purchase. The app itself is free to download, and basic flight tracking works without a subscription.
