Pathfinder 101 Finding the best route…………….

What Pathfinder can do Build schedules, track flights, airport status, event notification

Building the move Building schedules You can search for direct flights Flights with connections By airline or by aircraft

Searching Search for different times of day Find time tables by airline and city with no particular schedule Find trucking routes (though not commonly used in pet relocation)

searching Look up flights status A particular flight by airline All flights at one airport

Route builder Use the route builder application to find direct flights and connecting flights between multiple origin and destination airports. In this application, you specify up to three connecting airports. For example: EWR,IAH and ORD to find UA connections DL: ATL, & CVG

Dynamic Router A powerful dynamic routing engine enables you to specify the importance of various factors including number of connections, proximity to departure or arrival time objectives, equipment type and more. The routing engine finds direct and connecting flights that most closely match your specifications without you having to specify connection points. The power of the routing engine is simplified through the use of saved control presets.

Searching Search by time of day Search by aircraft Search by airline Search for nonstop direct flights or with connections…and connections can be of various lengths of time

Searching If Pathfinder can’t find specific routing you are looking for, a screen comes up with airport info for departure and arrival flights

Timetables This application provides direct access to the underlying schedule timetables as published by airlines and truck companies. A powerful set of filters and controls is available to help you narrow your search.

Airports Airport information Current delays Airport details like airport codes and weather conditions Find airport information by country, state, or airport codes

Notifications and rules Notifications just for you Set up rules regarding a flight or airport, and you can be notified by for delays, weather, ground stops, etc.

Sharing flight info Send and save details of a flight by Pick the routing you want Click on the flights you want to bring up the details Click on send and save details – it can go to another IPATA member or your own – good if you can’t print at that moment