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Text your search.
Plain English. Airport codes, city names, “next friday,” “thanksgiving” — all fair game. Pack the whole trip into one message, or start with a fragment.
Tell SMSPilot where and when in plain English. Three bookable flights come back, cheapest first — usually in under ten seconds. No app, no account. Here's exactly how it works.
No syntax, no forms, no app to open. Just a conversation that ends with a bookable flight.
Plain English. Airport codes, city names, “next friday,” “thanksgiving” — all fair game. Pack the whole trip into one message, or start with a fragment.
If anything's missing — return date, origin, stops — SMSPilot asks. One short question at a time. No forms, no drop-downs.
Three at a time, lowest price first. Reply NEXT for more, or reply with a number for a booking link — then check out on the airline's own site.
SMSPilot reads plain English, so you rarely think about format. Here's the full range it understands — layer in as much or as little as you like.
Airport codes (JFK), city names (“New York”), or leave the destination open — “Newark to anywhere,” “to Italy,” “somewhere in Europe.”
Exact dates, or natural phrases — “next friday,” “thanksgiving,” “in three weeks.”
One-way or round trip. Say “one way,” or just give a return date.
“Direct,” “1 stop,” or “any” — or say “cheapest” and SMSPilot widens the net.
“Under $300,” “morning,” “prefer direct” — add whatever matters to you.
Leave the destination open. SMSPilot runs an “anywhere” search first — a numbered list of the cheapest places to fly from your airport — then you pick one for live fares.
Three options per message, lowest price first, with the carrier, times, and stops.
Reply NEXT for the next three. When one looks right, reply with its number and you get a short
booking link.
That link opens a page listing every agency selling that flight, with live prices — airlines and trusted online travel agencies side by side. Tap one, and you check out on their site. SMSPilot takes no payment and adds no booking fee; the price you tap is the price you pay.
You never need a command — plain English is enough — but these make it faster.
NEXT | Show the next three results. |
BACK | Step back one question, or from results to the confirmation. |
EMAIL | Email yourself the flight you're viewing. SMSPilot remembers the address next time. |
ORIGIN / DATES / STOPS | Change one field without starting over — e.g. DATES saturday. |
RESTART | Clear everything and start a fresh search. |
HELP | A quick reminder of what you can do. |
STOP | Opt out of all messages. Reply START to opt back in. |
We'd rather tell you the limit than surprise you with it. If SMSPilot can't help — a route it can't price, a country it doesn't cover yet — it says so, fast.
SMSPilot is free to use, with no booking fee, ever. Your carrier's standard text rates apply the same as any SMS — on most US plans, texts are unlimited. When you book through an SMSPilot link, the airline or agency pays SMSPilot an affiliate commission. That's the whole model — results are sorted by price, cheapest first, regardless of who pays.
US numbers, for now — you need a US mobile number to text SMSPilot, though it can search flights worldwide. You book on the airline's site, so payment and seat selection happen there — SMSPilot never sees your card. And prices are live at search time: the booking page pulls the current fare when you open it.
No. SMSPilot works in the text-messaging app you already have. There's nothing to install.
No. There's no sign-up, no login, no password. You just text the number and start searching.
Yes — no booking fee and no subscription. Standard SMS rates from your carrier apply, and on most US plans texts are unlimited. SMSPilot earns an affiliate commission when you book, which is how it stays free for you.
Usually under ten seconds — median reply time is about 6 seconds. You'll often have three options back before you've set your phone down.
Yes. You pick a flight, open the booking link, and check out on the airline or agency's own site. SMSPilot hands you off at the best available price and doesn't add a fee.
Today you need a US mobile number to text SMSPilot. It can search flights to destinations worldwide, but texting in is US-only for now.
Text any time. We'll text back three options — usually before you've finished your coffee.
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