Airline Startup Ideas

2 years ago

A startup that helps consumers get their money back from airlines for delayed flights.

462

1 year ago

A startup that helps people make travel plans easier. The business is working with hotel chains and airlines to help them develop better online tools for making travel plans.

237

2 years ago

A tool meant to help store managers and their employees deal with peak seasons. The tool works in a similar way to Southwest Airlines' Rapid Rewards program, connecting the store manager to the employees who help them at the store. The idea is that with the company's software, the store manager and employees can find out what rewards are best for the store and plan accordingly.

184

2 years ago

A solution for managing airline reservations, with an app and a tool that helps airlines minimize the time it takes to manage their inventory and the amount of work that goes into changing the status of a flight.

138

2 years ago

A new airline that runs flights from the US to cities in the Philippines and Indonesia, using a fleet of Boeing 787-8s

133

2 years ago

A startup that allows travelers to easily access and compare the prices of flights from all major airlines in a single interface.

131

2 years ago

A paperless way to order and manage airline tickets.

119

2 years ago

A travel rewards app for frequent travelers that links to loyalty programs and airlines.

117

2 years ago

A startup that helps people find and book flights around the world. "We're not trying to be a travel booking site but more a package." The platform lets users see prices and deals from a variety of airlines, which is useful for travelers.

116

1 year ago

“The world’s largest decentralized flight management system”, helping pilots and air traffic control systems coordinate location and navigate flights. The startup says that its technology is already replacing “50% of an airline’s total operations” with a fleet of more than 30,000 aircraft.

116

2 years ago

A student-driven airline that’s been in operation for less than a month. Its founders are trying to get the airline off the ground by asking students to fund the startup, but now they’re asking for $25,000 to accelerate growth.

115

2 years ago

A “digital assistant” for managing all of your travel bookings, including flights, hotels, cars, and more. The company is currently in talks with major airlines and booking sites to integrate the product.

112

1 year ago

The app will allow people to search and buy flights at any time of day, choosing from direct flights, travel agencies, or their preferred airlines.

110

2 years ago

A web-based platform for booking and managing travel. It’s like Kayak but for travel companies and airlines.

108

3 months ago

A platform that allows travelers to book airfare and hotels in advance. The startup is building a software platform that will help airlines, hotels and consumers make better decisions on travel with technology that is both predictive and personalized.

103

2 years ago

A company that wants to improve the way people pay for airline tickets. The startup is building a new online travel booking platform that they say will help travelers get the cheapest and best seats, and even get upgrades.

101

2 years ago

A platform to save money on airline tickets for frequent travelers. The company’s software automatically determines how much you’d pay each way to get to a particular destination, based on your previous travel history.

100

2 years ago

This startup is creating a chatbot that will help users find the best deal on airline tickets, and provide recommendations based on personal preferences.

98

1 year ago

This startup is building an airline loyalty and rewards program that pays you back for your time. The company says it wants to solve rewards programs like frequent flyer programs and airline miles programs.

98

1 year ago

A data-driven service that estimates the cost of a trip based on emissions, driving it all the way to booking a flight. Their platform works with airlines and car rental companies to help reduce emissions, as well as help people make smarter travel decisions.

96

2 years ago

An AI-powered platform that helps travel companies and agents book seats and deals on the most popular airline websites. The startup's proprietary technology is a SaaS product that can be integrated with any travel site.

87

2 years ago

A 24-hour customer service bot that's capable of making appointments, booking hotels, and purchasing airline tickets.

86

2 years ago

A startup that makes it easy to book flights on Scandinavian airlines. It’s currently a YC summer program.

79

2 years ago

A new way to book tickets online. Instead of booking through a travel agency or airline, the startup plans to make it easy to book and pay for your tickets through the app.

79

9 months ago

A company that wants to provide “the next generation of airline seatback entertainment”.

73

1 year ago

A software company that helps airlines and airports better recover and reuse fuel and avionics.

67

1 year ago

A tool that helps companies manage their third-party risk for business travel, with partners ranging from Avis to American Airlines.

61

1 year ago

SaaS company that allows users to switch between products on different airlines, providing their loyalty benefits across different airlines.

59

1 year ago

This startup wants to remove complexity from the process of booking flights by connecting airlines directly to hotels. The startup currently has a pilot with 10 hotels in Philadelphia, and plans for expansion to the whole of the US by the end of 2019.

56

1 year ago

A way to visualize and filter your airline flight status and real-time updates.

55

1 month ago

A startup to provide people with “insurance for the future”. The startup is working with companies in the automotive, airlines, and food industries to help workers save for retirement.

55

11 months ago

A company operating in the travel space with a host of different products, including an app that predicts which airline seats are best for you, an app that lets you create wish lists, and an app that tracks your travel expenses.

54

6 months ago

A startup that lets people borrow friends’ unused airline miles for a fee.

54

1 year ago

A startup that aims to help people save money on airline tickets with a service that shows you how much money you’re spending on each ticket and tells you which tickets you can cut or cancel.

52

24 days ago

A startup that helps its users book hotel rooms, airline tickets and car rentals.

52

1 year ago

A startup that wants to make it easier to shop for airline tickets without having to go to an airline website or app

50

1 year ago

A new service that lets people offer their unused airline miles to friends and family. Recipients can redeem the miles for airline tickets, and the sender gets a payout.

49

1 year ago

A company that wants to make sure it’s getting a fair deal on everything it buys online, such as groceries, airline tickets, and more.

49

10 months ago

A startup that makes it easy to book airline tickets and manage your trip, with a “very simple” interface that looks like “Yelp for travel”. The company is focused on the Latin American market, where 90% of airfare sales are made by word of mouth — and where travel agents often have to call different airlines to book tickets.

49

8 months ago

A flight search tool that works with your phone's GPS and not just flight information from the airlines.

49

1 year ago

A startup which allows users to order a custom-tailored version of their favorite airline's boarding pass.

47

2 months ago

A new way to book flights, which allows users to book flights on different airlines, looks up flight prices, and show times for different airports at one site.

45

1 year ago

A startup that allows consumers to buy airline tickets as easily as they buy concert tickets or other events.

43

1 year ago

A start-up that helps people plan and manage their next vacation, using an app that pairs with a future travel service. People can opt to book their travel services (airline tickets, rental cars, etc.) before they leave, and then pay and track their expenses later.

43

1 year ago

A platform for online travel agents to offer credit card processing for travel agencies and airlines.

41

5 months ago

A startup that helps you determine which airline you should use to travel between two cities.

39

1 year ago

A platform that helps people book airline seats, groceries and other products through an app.

37

8 months ago

A chatbot that helps users find the cheapest flight on their chosen airline and search for the best flights on selected dates.

37

14 days ago

A digital wallet for travelers, which lets users pre-pay for travel and get discounts on airlines.

36

3 months ago

Flight Share is a SaaS platform that helps airlines and travel agencies collaborate.

34

17 days ago

A startup that lets people earn airline miles by using their existing Twitter and Facebook accounts.

33

5 months ago

A person can’t buy domain names any more. So instead they can go to a URL registrar like GoDaddy and buy a name pair like “www.airlines.com”. The startup is taking names in the .com, .net, .org, .us and .gov TLDs and buying them up in bulk with the idea that it can then resell them at a premium.

32

4 months ago

A company that gives airlines the ability to offer better customer service by offering a direct line to passengers. In the US, the startup says they’ve already onboarded over 50 airlines, mostly low-cost carriers like Spirit and Frontier.

32

5 months ago

A mobile app that allows customers to buy and sell unused airline tickets through a peer-to-peer marketplace. It’s designed to make booking travel easy for the masses.

31

5 months ago

A startup that allows you to track your next-day flights and automatically book seats, with a time-saving feature that allows you to book the same seat on a flight 24 hours in advance, saving you the hassle of trying to book the same flight two or three days in advance. The app currently has a pilot with Flyte, and is also in talks with other airlines.

28

2 months ago

A startup that works like Skiplagged.com, but for airline tickets.

25

2 months ago

A startup that is building a platform to help airlines and travel agencies find reliable and trustworthy vendors, who can also provide ancillary services like catering and airport car rentals.

24

6 months ago

The company is building a team of “airline experts” that are on hand to review airline policies and help customers understand them.

22

5 months ago

One of Y Combinator’s newest batch of companies, AirShip is a service that plans, books, and schedules flights for travelers. The startup is currently live in 18 US cities. The startup is partnering with Delta Airlines to showcase its solutions.

22

4 months ago

A publicly traded company for building and selling airline loyalty programs.

22

4 months ago

A credit card that rewards you with higher credit limits the more you use it, and can reward you with rewards like cash back, airline miles, and hotel points.

22

2 months ago

A platform for selling travel products, like airline tickets and hotel reservations, to tourists. It’s already launched in Japan and is planning to launch in the US in 2015.

21

2 years ago

A startup that helps people order concert tickets, airline tickets, and theater tickets online

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Airline Startup Ideas

A startup that helps consumers get their money back from airlines for delayed flights.

A startup that helps people make travel plans easier. The business is working with hotel chains and airlines to help them develop better online tools for making travel plans.

A solution for managing airline reservations, with an app and a tool that helps airlines minimize the time it takes to manage their inventory and the amount of work that goes into changing the status of a flight.

A new airline that runs flights from the US to cities in the Philippines and Indonesia, using a fleet of Boeing 787-8s

A startup that allows travelers to easily access and compare the prices of flights from all major airlines in a single interface.

A paperless way to order and manage airline tickets.

A travel rewards app for frequent travelers that links to loyalty programs and airlines.

A startup that helps people find and book flights around the world. "We're not trying to be a travel booking site but more a package." The platform lets users see prices and deals from a variety of airlines, which is useful for travelers.

A student-driven airline that’s been in operation for less than a month. Its founders are trying to get the airline off the ground by asking students to fund the startup, but now they’re asking for $25,000 to accelerate growth.

A “digital assistant” for managing all of your travel bookings, including flights, hotels, cars, and more. The company is currently in talks with major airlines and booking sites to integrate the product.

The app will allow people to search and buy flights at any time of day, choosing from direct flights, travel agencies, or their preferred airlines.

A web-based platform for booking and managing travel. It’s like Kayak but for travel companies and airlines.

A platform that allows travelers to book airfare and hotels in advance. The startup is building a software platform that will help airlines, hotels and consumers make better decisions on travel with technology that is both predictive and personalized.

A company that wants to improve the way people pay for airline tickets. The startup is building a new online travel booking platform that they say will help travelers get the cheapest and best seats, and even get upgrades.

A platform to save money on airline tickets for frequent travelers. The company’s software automatically determines how much you’d pay each way to get to a particular destination, based on your previous travel history.

This startup is creating a chatbot that will help users find the best deal on airline tickets, and provide recommendations based on personal preferences.

This startup is building an airline loyalty and rewards program that pays you back for your time. The company says it wants to solve rewards programs like frequent flyer programs and airline miles programs.

A data-driven service that estimates the cost of a trip based on emissions, driving it all the way to booking a flight. Their platform works with airlines and car rental companies to help reduce emissions, as well as help people make smarter travel decisions.

An AI-powered platform that helps travel companies and agents book seats and deals on the most popular airline websites. The startup's proprietary technology is a SaaS product that can be integrated with any travel site.

A 24-hour customer service bot that's capable of making appointments, booking hotels, and purchasing airline tickets.

A startup that makes it easy to book flights on Scandinavian airlines. It’s currently a YC summer program.

A new way to book tickets online. Instead of booking through a travel agency or airline, the startup plans to make it easy to book and pay for your tickets through the app.

A company that wants to provide “the next generation of airline seatback entertainment”.

A software company that helps airlines and airports better recover and reuse fuel and avionics.

A tool that helps companies manage their third-party risk for business travel, with partners ranging from Avis to American Airlines.

SaaS company that allows users to switch between products on different airlines, providing their loyalty benefits across different airlines.

This startup wants to remove complexity from the process of booking flights by connecting airlines directly to hotels. The startup currently has a pilot with 10 hotels in Philadelphia, and plans for expansion to the whole of the US by the end of 2019.

A way to visualize and filter your airline flight status and real-time updates.

A startup to provide people with “insurance for the future”. The startup is working with companies in the automotive, airlines, and food industries to help workers save for retirement.

A company operating in the travel space with a host of different products, including an app that predicts which airline seats are best for you, an app that lets you create wish lists, and an app that tracks your travel expenses.

A startup that lets people borrow friends’ unused airline miles for a fee.

A startup that aims to help people save money on airline tickets with a service that shows you how much money you’re spending on each ticket and tells you which tickets you can cut or cancel.

A startup that helps its users book hotel rooms, airline tickets and car rentals.

A startup that wants to make it easier to shop for airline tickets without having to go to an airline website or app

A new service that lets people offer their unused airline miles to friends and family. Recipients can redeem the miles for airline tickets, and the sender gets a payout.

A company that wants to make sure it’s getting a fair deal on everything it buys online, such as groceries, airline tickets, and more.

A flight search tool that works with your phone's GPS and not just flight information from the airlines.

A startup which allows users to order a custom-tailored version of their favorite airline's boarding pass.

A new way to book flights, which allows users to book flights on different airlines, looks up flight prices, and show times for different airports at one site.

A startup that allows consumers to buy airline tickets as easily as they buy concert tickets or other events.

A start-up that helps people plan and manage their next vacation, using an app that pairs with a future travel service. People can opt to book their travel services (airline tickets, rental cars, etc.) before they leave, and then pay and track their expenses later.

A platform for online travel agents to offer credit card processing for travel agencies and airlines.

A startup that helps you determine which airline you should use to travel between two cities.

A platform that helps people book airline seats, groceries and other products through an app.

A chatbot that helps users find the cheapest flight on their chosen airline and search for the best flights on selected dates.

A digital wallet for travelers, which lets users pre-pay for travel and get discounts on airlines.

Flight Share is a SaaS platform that helps airlines and travel agencies collaborate.

A startup that lets people earn airline miles by using their existing Twitter and Facebook accounts.

A company that gives airlines the ability to offer better customer service by offering a direct line to passengers. In the US, the startup says they’ve already onboarded over 50 airlines, mostly low-cost carriers like Spirit and Frontier.

A mobile app that allows customers to buy and sell unused airline tickets through a peer-to-peer marketplace. It’s designed to make booking travel easy for the masses.

A startup that works like Skiplagged.com, but for airline tickets.

A startup that is building a platform to help airlines and travel agencies find reliable and trustworthy vendors, who can also provide ancillary services like catering and airport car rentals.

The company is building a team of “airline experts” that are on hand to review airline policies and help customers understand them.

One of Y Combinator’s newest batch of companies, AirShip is a service that plans, books, and schedules flights for travelers. The startup is currently live in 18 US cities. The startup is partnering with Delta Airlines to showcase its solutions.

A publicly traded company for building and selling airline loyalty programs.

A credit card that rewards you with higher credit limits the more you use it, and can reward you with rewards like cash back, airline miles, and hotel points.

A platform for selling travel products, like airline tickets and hotel reservations, to tourists. It’s already launched in Japan and is planning to launch in the US in 2015.

A startup that helps people order concert tickets, airline tickets, and theater tickets online