About FlightHaven

What this site is

FlightHaven is an independent travel reference for budget-conscious flyers. We cover the things that actually move the cost of a trip: baggage rules, check-in cutoffs, lounge access, walk-in lounge prices, ground-transport options, and the relative value of secondary airports versus main hubs. We do not sell tickets and we do not have an affiliate stake in any airline; pages are funded by clearly-marked advertising.

Where the data comes from

Airport, airline, and route data on FlightHaven is built from the OpenFlights public dataset, which aggregates IATA and ICAO records into a public-domain CSV. We process the data into structured JSON, classify carriers as budget or full-service against a curated list of major low-cost operators, and surface the results as cross-linked airport, airline, country, and city profiles. The dataset is open and freely usable; full credit to its maintainers.

How we write the guides

Long-form guides (baggage fee comparisons, carry-on size limits, lounge day-pass costs, ground-transport playbooks) are written by the FlightHaven editors and updated periodically against the latest published carrier and airport policies. Carrier policies change frequently; always confirm with the airline before travel. The guides are intentionally practical: what you actually need to know to land cheap and avoid the gate-side surprise.

What we don't do

We do not book flights, sell insurance, run a loyalty programme, or take affiliate revenue from carriers. We do not publish sponsored content. The information on FlightHaven is provided for general guidance only.

Contact

Spot a mistake or want a guide that doesn't exist yet? See the contact page for editorial email and how to report a data correction. Updates are pushed regularly based on the most recent OpenFlights data refresh.