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      MyRadar App Adds Flight Updates Thanks to TripIt Integration

      December 21, 2017  | Written by Jordan Yerman
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      APEX Insight: Now that MyRadar has integrated TripIt data, it can alert travelers to flight delays and gate changes, providing a more seamless user experience.

      “Show me what I need to know, when I need to know it.” This is arguably a universal user-experience mantra that becomes particularly important at airports. MyRadar has moved beyond its original mandate to provide a wider range of pertinent travel info, when the traveler needs it most.

      With its animated real-time weather radar, the MyRadar app already has a fan base of pilots, AvGeeks and weather junkies, with over 10 million active users. TripIt, with more than 13 million users, helps travelers get to the gate on time, even suggesting the best time to leave for the airport based on existing traffic conditions. MyRadar recently integrated TripIt data into its functionality in order to provide a more seamless user experience.

      In addition to tracking weather, MyRadar can now alert users to flight delays, gate changes and other non-meteorological events that can tangle one’s travel plans. When opening the app at a major US airport, the user will be prompted to enter their TripIt details, allowing MyRadar to automatically pull up the traveler’s upcoming flight information and share any relevant updates.

      If the MyRadar user is not also a TripIt user, then all is not lost – airport information is still available, but must be found via the search function. This is a slightly higher-effort exercise than via the TripIt integration, but at least it still means less hopping back and forth between apps while navigating the sensory overload of the modern airport.

      “We integrated with TripIt as part of the process to make finding the flight easier,” said Andrew Green, CEO of MyRadar and a licensed pilot. “Travelers are often delayed or otherwise affected by adverse weather conditions, and it’s a natural fit for a user to be able to combine their travel particulars with current weather!”

      MyRadar’s forecast calls for more integrations as well, said Green: “We will work with other travel partners as we move forward!”