Google Launches AI-Powered Flight Deals
🔃 Update (Sep 09, 2025) – Google has now rolled out the Basic Economy filter on Google flights for everyone. It only works for flights within the United States (including territories) and Canada. It also doesn’t filter out Southwest Basic fares as of now. (HT: ThriftyTraveler)
➡️ Original article (Aug 14, 2025) – Google launched today its new, AI-powered search tool within Google Flights, called Flight Deals.
Flight Deals is a feature designed for flexible travelers whose number one goal is saving money on their next trip. But instead of having to play around with different dates, destinations and filters to find the best deals, you can just describe when, where and how you’d like to travel. Flight Deals will take care of the rest and give you several options that match what you are looking for.
To get started, you can search for something like “week-long trip this summer to a city with great food, nonstop only” or “5-day ski trip to a world-class resort with fresh powder.” Flight Deals will then show the best bargains available that match your search, including destinations you may have considered.
Google says that Flight Deals will use its advanced AI to understand the nuances of what you’re looking for and identify matching destinations. Then, it’ll tap into real-time Google Flights data to quickly show you relevant, up-to-date options from hundreds of airlines and booking sites.
Google Flight Deals is rolling out in beta to users in the US and Canada over the next week, no opt-in required. Some people might see the feature already, while others will get a message saying “this feature isn’t yet available”. You can check it out by going directly to the Flight Deals page, or via the top-left menu on Google Flights.
Basic Economy Filter
Google has also improved its original Google Flights search engine, which is here to stay.
When searching for flights, now there’s a new option to exclude basic economy fares for trips in the U.S. and Canada.
