Google Knows How Late Your Flight Is Running

Google has announced a new flight-tracking service available through their search engine. Just type in the flight number and you get updated on its current status and whether it's running late.

I think Google's flight status announcement is a good service, and it's very easy to use -- just type in the flight number on the Google search page. As soon as you type in the info, you get detailed flight status instantly without having to go to the airline's website. You can search this from your desktop, iPhone, Palm, Windows mobile -- wherever you can use Google search. You can also use this in Google Toolbar, just type the number in the small window and it will give the corresponding results. For example, if you type Qantas 73 in Google search page, it will provide the following results: The first line tells you whether your flight is on schedule or arriving/departing late. The second line gives you the arrival and departure time. These results are provided to Google via their collaboration with flightstats.com. The Google search team is saying they will now focus on a new tool to allow passengers to search for lost luggage (they are kidding of course).