As of 13 August 2026, AI can compare flights from UK airports.

What to actually do

1. Hand it to a person

   The route this page recommends

   A person who owns the outcome does this end to end, worth it when the failure is dear.

2. Use a tool built for this

   Second choice

3. Do it yourself

   The distant third

   A chat interface, chat-fluent skill, and roughly 15 minutes until you can act on the result.

   How to actually do it

   1. Open an airline or flight-booking website and search the UK departure airports, destination and dates you want.
   2. Gather the search results, including flight numbers, times, airports, stops, journey times, prices, baggage, fare conditions and links.
   3. Paste those results into an AI chat with the prompt, filling in every bracketed slot for passengers, bags, flexibility and connection requirements.
   4. Ask the AI to identify the three options that best match your priorities and to separate self-transfers or separate tickets from ordinary connections.
   5. Open the airline or booking link for each shortlisted flight and compare the current price, baggage allowance, connection arrangement, airport, fare conditions and cancellation terms against the AI table.
   6. Check passport, visa and entry requirements separately using current official guidance, then book only after the final airline or booking-site details match your needs.

   Prompt

   Compare flights from UK airports for this trip.
   
   Departure airports: [for example, Manchester, Birmingham or any UK airport]
   Destination: [city or airport]
   Outbound date: [date]
   Return date: [date, or one-way]
   Passengers: [number of adults, children and infants]
   Bags: [personal item, cabin bag and checked bags per passenger]
   Preferred departure and arrival times: [times or flexible]
   Maximum number of stops: [number]
   Maximum acceptable journey time: [time]
   Airport flexibility: [airports I can use at each end]
   Connection preferences: [avoid self-transfers, overnight connections or short connections if relevant]
   Other requirements: [airline, accessibility, rail connections, or other constraints]
   
   Use live search results if you have access to them. If you do not have live access, tell me that clearly and ask me to paste search results. Do not invent prices, schedules, availability, baggage rules or flight numbers. Compare the options in a table with airline, airports, dates, departure and arrival times, total journey time, stops, connection details, baggage included, fare conditions, price and booking link. Separate direct flights, ordinary connections and self-transfers. Flag overnight travel, airport changes, short connections, separate tickets and any detail I must confirm on the airline's site. Recommend the best three options for my stated priorities, not simply the cheapest. End with a checklist of what I must verify before paying.

   Open it prefilled in ChatGPT or Claude, or copy it into Gemini, which takes no prefill link.