FAQ
Flight tracking

Know what changed before it costs you time

byAir watches your flight day for the changes that actually matter: delays, gates, terminals, boarding, cancellations, baggage and inbound aircraft context. You get clear alerts early enough to decide what to do next.

Delay alertsGate and terminal changesInbound aircraft contextWatch and lock screen updates
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byAir turns flight changes into alerts you can act on.

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One flight, five data sources

No provider is strongest for every airline, airport or update type. byAir compares five global feeds and chooses the source that best fits the current flight context.

Gate and terminal updates can come from different systems.
Status timing varies by airline, airport and region.
Inbound aircraft movement adds operational context.
Provider updates are normalized into one consistent flight timeline.
Live source comparisonBA473 - BCN to LHR
Provider 1Gate changes
92%
Provider 2Delay signals
85%
Provider 3Airport ops
78%
Provider 4Aircraft movement
71%
Provider 5Regional coverage
64%

From scattered updates to one useful alert

Flight days are full of small changes. byAir separates the updates that affect your plans from the background noise.

01

Detect the change

byAir watches status, gates, terminals, boarding, cancellations, baggage and the aircraft scheduled to operate your flight.

02

Read the context

A small schedule shift and a gate change during boarding do not carry the same urgency. byAir considers timing and impact.

03

Send the next step

The alert tells you what changed and what to watch next, without exposing every raw provider update.

Spend less time guessing at the airport

Flight tracking should help you make better small decisions throughout the travel day, not just show another status screen.

Delay updates

Follow official departure and arrival time changes as they happen.

Gate and terminal changes

See gate, terminal and baggage updates where the airport and provider data supports them.

Inbound aircraft

See the latest available movement of the aircraft scheduled to operate your flight.

Flight status

Follow scheduled, boarding, en route, landed, cancelled and other status changes in one place.

Live surfaces

Use iOS Live Activities, Android Live Updates, widgets and push alerts during the flight day.

Smartwatch support

Check key flight updates from Apple Watch and Wear OS without pulling out your phone.

Family updates

Keep people waiting for you informed without manually forwarding every airport update.

Trip timeline

Keep flights, gates, baggage, documents and airport context organized around your trip.

The proof behind the alerts

Historical source patterns help byAir weigh each update in the context of its airline, route, airport and update type.

7M+tracked flights informing byAir source reliability

Route-level patterns

byAir learns how timing and provider quality behave across repeated routes and connections.

Airport behavior

Some airports publish gates, terminals and operational changes earlier or more consistently than others.

Conflict resolution

When sources disagree, byAir can prefer the signal that has historically been more reliable in that context.

Common questions

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Know what changed on your next flight

Get clear delay, gate, terminal and status alerts that help you decide what to do next.