Travelling nowadays can be frustrating. Not 16th Century four months on a boat "oh no do I have scurvy" frustrating, but it can still be a pain. Yeah, there's the bad food and uncomfortable seats that every single stand up comic in the '80's talked about, but there are also the constant and unpredictable delays and other such hazards are inherent in the world of air travel. And sometimes it's hard to find updates on exactly what's going on. A novel idea from the folks at Orbitz may help this problem, as long as people participate.
They have a new system that provides P2P generated travel reports on pretty much anything airport related. They've got basic information like traffic and weather that are pulled from other sources, but most everything else relies on user generated content. This means, of course, that the more users who participate, the better the information will be. The site has only launched recently, but already some of the major airports have had a decent number of updates. LaGuardia in New York has had 75 updates alone in the last 24 hours. It's only available for airports within the US, but it can be accessed from mobile devices, which means that if this grows in popularity, it could be an excellent tool for anyone travelling. And remember, vitamin c wards of scurvy. Eat some fruit.
