Google is introducing a new feature that will help you find the cheapest flights for your next trip. The company announced on Wednesday that it’s adding a new “cheapest” tab on Google Flights.
Up until now, Google has displayed what it considers the “best” options at the top of the results based on both price and convenience. However, some people may be willing to give up some convenience if it means spending less money.
Now, if you click the “cheapest” tab, you will see the lowest prices available. For instance, you might see a link to a third-party booking site offering a lower price than the airline itself. Or, you may see the option to save money by flying back to a different airport in the same city you flew out of, such as departing from New York’s LaGuardia and flying back to JFK.
Google notes that some of the options under the new tab are more “creative,” as they include things like longer layovers, self-transfers where you book two connecting flights yourself, or the option to buy different legs of your trip through multiple airlines or booking sites.
The company says the feature is meant for those times when costs matter more than convenience, as the tab can help see the lowest prices available and then allow you to decide which tradeoffs you want to make.
The new tab is rolling out globally over the next two weeks.
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