Flights

Flights are the most automated plan type in Limbo. Enter an airline, a flight number, and a date, and Limbo finds the flight, fills in the airports and times, and keeps the plan updated as the real flight changes.

Adding flights requires edit access to the trip: organizers and crew members the owner has given edit permission. organizer Anyone on the trip can open a flight's details sheet and see the live status.

Add a flight by number

1. 1
   Add a plan and choose Flight as the type.
2. 2
   Pick the departure date.
3. 3
   Pick the airline from the list. The flight number field unlocks once an airline is chosen.
4. 4
   Type the flight number (digits only, the airline code is added in front for you).
5. 5
   Wait for "Searching for flight details…". The lookup starts on its own once date, airline, and number are all in, whatever order you filled them.
6. 6
   Check the airports and times Limbo found, then tap the checkmark in the form header.

Multi-leg routes and codeshares

If more than one flight matches your number (connecting routes, or a codeshare sold under several numbers) Limbo opens a picker instead of guessing.

• Pick a single leg from the list (each row shows the departure and arrival airports and times).
• Book the full route: when the matches chain into one journey, a button at the top offers the whole route, like "✈ Book the full route (2 flights)". Limbo creates one plan per leg with the right times on each; the cost (and the ballot, on voting trips) rides on the first leg.

When a flight is operated by a partner airline, the details sheet shows an "Operated as" line with the operating flight number and airline, so you know which desk to queue at.

Manual entry

Untick Auto update flight details on the form to enter a flight by hand. You get separate departure and arrival date-time pickers (each with its own timezone), airport pickers, and fields for terminal, gate, and seat. Leave the box ticked and Limbo manages the schedule for you.

Whichever way the flight goes in, you can also add a seat, a confirmation number, notes, a cost (it rolls into Expenses), and flip Mark as booked to get the green Booked chip on the Plans timeline.

Edit passengers and seats

The creation form has one Seat field. After the flight is saved, crew with edit access can add the full passenger list:

1. 1
   Open the saved flight and tap the pencil to edit it.
2. 2
   Scroll to Passengers and tap Add passenger for a new row.
3. 3
   Enter the passenger name and seat, or tap the red ✕ to remove a row.
4. 4
   Tap the checkmark in the form header to save.

The saved flight can also show deeper fields filled by the lookup: departure and arrival terminals and gates, the aircraft type, and the codeshare flight number.

Live tracking, delays, and auto-updates

While auto-update is on, Limbo keeps the flight in sync with the real world:

When a tracked flight is delayed, cancelled, diverted, has a gate or terminal change, or the departure airport reports delays, Limbo posts a flight update into the trip chat automatically and the details sheet shows a disruption card near the top. Tap Notify crew on that card if you want to manually re-share the latest flight, status, and gate or terminal details.

You can also get flight update notifications: a delay, gate change, or cancellation on a tracked flight pings everyone who has the toggle on. Manage it per channel in Settings → Notification Settings. See Notifications.

Permissions

• Add flights and edit passengers: trip organizers and crew with edit access to the trip. organizer
• View flight details, status, and passengers: every crew member on the trip. member
• Flight updates in trip chat: automatic for tracked changes; every crew member who can open the flight details sheet can also tap Notify crew to re-share the latest details. member
• Flight update notifications: personal, each member controls their own toggles. member