Stopover gives you three ways to put a flight on the map. Use whichever matches what you have in hand.
Option 1: Paste a Google Flights link
Use this when you want Stopover to fill in airline, time, cabin, and price details.
- Open google.com/flights in another tab and search the route you're planning.
- Pick the flight you like (or just any flight on that route — you can change it later).
- Copy the URL from your browser's address bar.
- Back in Stopover, open the flight leg and go to the Paste tab.
- Paste the link and hit Find flights.
We'll pull in a list of options for that route and date. Pick one and it fills in the airline, flight numbers, times, cabin, and price automatically.
💡 Why a Google Flights link? It's the simplest way to tell us "show me flights here, on this day, with these stops." You can also paste a multi-stop or filtered Google Flights URL — the search will respect your filters.
Option 2: Enter it manually
If you've already booked a flight (or want to record a flight that isn't on a public site), use the Manual tab:
- Airline code + flight number (e.g., AA 100)
- Departure and arrival times
- Cabin (Economy, Premium Economy, Business, First)
- Price and currency
- Confirmation number (optional, just for your records)
Manual flights look identical to searched flights on the map and in your budget — they just skipped the search step.
Option 3: Award flights
If you're booking with miles or points, you can search award availability directly. That has its own guide: Award flights with seats.aero.
Filtering search results
When you paste a Google Flights link, you'll see a few filters above the results:
- Direct only — hide anything with a connection.
- Airline — restrict to a specific carrier.
- Cabin — Economy, Premium, Business, or First.
These don't change the link you pasted — they just narrow what you see in Stopover.
Marking a flight as booked
Once you've actually purchased the ticket, fill in the Confirmation field in the leg details with your booking reference. Doing so marks the leg as booked — a small ✓ appears next to the flight in the Overview and it counts toward the "booked" tally in the top bar. Legs without a confirmation still count toward your total cost but show as pending.
When search doesn't return what you expected
A few common reasons:
- The date is too far out. Airlines load schedules ~330 days in advance. Beyond that, expect thin or empty results.
- It's a partner-only route. Search won't see flights only sold by codeshares. Use Manual instead.
- The link was a complex multi-city search. Paste the simplest one-way version of the same route if results look off.
If search keeps coming up empty for a route you know exists, drop us a line — we'd like to know.