That's true, but on the other hand it is also a pain to have to figure out a different UI every time you book a flight with a different airline.

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rogerrogerr 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

They're all pretty much the same? Going from somewhere, to somewhere, at a date and time. Passenger info, payment info, book.

Every airline wants tech-incompetent grannies to buy their tickets, therefore the UI is simple enough that any HN reader should be able to trivially navigate it.

	▲	dibujaron 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The airline websites that I've used are remarkably bad with their UI/UX. Far from any grandma being able to use it, definitely. I can rarely get through the process without some inexplicable error or missing field that I can't find or misbehaving custom date picker.
	▲	chrismcb 2 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Are you asking? No they are not the same. Sure they take in the same input, but boy they can figure it how to do it differently
	▲	amelius 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		They are not the same because the obnoxious ads and promotions are in a different place. Navigating around them requires mental gymnastics.

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petesergeant 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Less of a pain that the airline itself not being authorized to make any changes to your flight because the OTA does.