Website tells travelers if they’re flying on Boeing

Some travelers are nervous about flying on Boeing planes after a series of well-publicized technical issues, including a door jam that came off an Alaska Airlines plane at 16,000 feet Come back in January. But is there any way to easily check what type of plane you’ll be flying on?

new website, Was I flying a Boeing plane?, is a very simple way to find out what type of aircraft you will be flying on any upcoming flight. All you need is your flight number and flight date.

“Boeing has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. Enter your next flight number and check your fate,” the site explains.

This website was created by a user named Shri GuptaHe told Gizmodo via email on Thursday that he is the founder of a new travel startup called Gizmodo anecdote. He warned that even though the website pulled data from the Global Distribution System (GDS), there was no guarantee of its accuracy.

“The various websites you use to book flights (such as Google Flights) also mention the aircraft name and use GDS data, but they usually hide this information behind a drop-down menu or put it in gray text. I think I can help make these messages more visible,” Gupta said.

As Gupta points out, this not the first The website allows you to check if you are flying a Boeing aircraft. But since it pulls the latest news, his site does appear to be up to date.

“Airlines are changing planes all the time, so while it’s difficult to guarantee a flight on the day of departure, we use real-time GDS data in the background to know exactly what plane you’re currently scheduled to fly on. It doesn’t rely solely on historical data like other sources,” Shrey writes road Thursday.

All that said, there’s no evidence that you should avoid flying on Boeing planes (many of which were built decades ago) to stay safe. Many of the problems reported since the January jam were maintenance issues for which Boeing is not responsible.Blaming Boeing for the existence of the 737, which was built in the 1990s broken window It’s a bit like blaming Honda when someone’s 2010 Accord gets a flat tire.

There’s evidence that minor aviation issues have only attracted more attention since door jams fell from the sky. So please check if your flight has a Boeing aircraft.But even with some high-profile disasters in recent years—including Boeing 737 Max crash With 189 fatalities in Indonesia in 2018 and 157 fatalities in Ethiopia in 2019, air travel remains one of the safest ways to travel.

Updated with Shrey Gupta’s comment.