Flighty update adds step-by-step guide for connecting flights

Popular flight tracking app Flighty has a new login wizard that helps travelers make connecting flights at airports around the world.

Connection Assistant gives flyers a step-by-step guide to all connections while traveling. It will indicate whether users need to go through passport control, re-check a bag, go through security or change terminals, and give an estimate of how long the process will take. Adding a passport to the app will allow users to know whether they can use electronic portals or skip passport control.

Users will get an idea of ​​how close a connecting flight is, based on recommended minimums for planning purposes, and how long it typically takes to transfer from one flight to another. Flighty says Connection Assistant combines flight tracking data with airport-specific procedures and statistical modeling from millions of past flights to create a personalized presentation for each flight.

Flighty is also now able to predict arrival and departure gates, gate distance or concourse when a flight is first added to the app. Predictions are based on the historical gates of the flight and, on the day of the connection, predictions will be limited to the exact gate.

Flighty is free to download from the App Store, with weekly, monthly, yearly and lifetime purchase options for Pro features.