Flight Bookings AI Visibility Ranking Trends - November 2026

Tracking how AI platforms recommend flight bookings ai visibility ranking trends. Updated monthly since April 2026.

Mark Huntley, J.D.
By Mark Huntley, J.D.Growth Strategist & AI Discovery Analyst
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Answer capsule

The November 2026 Flight Bookings benchmark compares 7 companies across 2 AI answers that met its inclusion rules. AirAdvisor, AirHelp, ClaimFlights, Compensair, Flightright, Refund.me, Skycop share the lead with 0 recommendations each (0.00% of answers). At least one tracked company was recommended in 0 answers; some answers recommended several companies.

The rankings distinguish being mentioned from receiving an affirmative recommendation, then examine placement and the wording used about each company. Earlier monthly results show how counts and rates changed, with each month using its own answer total. These results describe the answers reviewed, not product quality or customer satisfaction. Differences between monthly samples limit comparisons and do not establish why a result changed.

For the strategic interpretation of this benchmark, read CiteWorks Studio's analysis of How AI Search Is Recommending Flight Bookings

Industry leaderboard

Questions This Section Answers

  • How do Flight Bookings rank by recorded AI recommendations in November 2026?

Rank

Company

Recommendations

Recommendation rate

Mention rate

Top 3 rate

#1 rate

Net sentiment

1

AirAdvisor

0

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Unavailable

1

AirHelp

0

0.00%

100.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00

1

ClaimFlights

0

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Unavailable

1

Compensair

0

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Unavailable

1

Flightright

0

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Unavailable

1

Refund.me

0

0.00%

100.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00

1

Skycop

0

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Unavailable

The leaderboard orders companies by recommendation count, so a shared count produces a shared rank rather than a unique winner. In this reporting month every tracked company recorded no recommendations, which places all of them at the same position.

Mentions, recommendations and placements answer different questions. A mention is an appearance in an answer, a recommendation is an affirmative endorsement, and placements describe where a recommended company was positioned. Reading the rank alone would hide that some companies appeared without being endorsed.

Key findings

Tracked-company answer coverage

Questions This Section Answers

  • How often did the November 2026 Flight Bookings answer sample recommend any tracked company?

Answer-level result

Qualified answers

Share of qualified answers

At least one tracked company mentioned

2

100.00%

At least one tracked company recommended

0

0.00%

No tracked company recommended

2

100.00%

Multiple tracked companies recommended

0

0.00%

0 distinct answers recommended at least one tracked company. Counting each company recommendation separately gives 0, because an answer can recommend several companies. Answers with no tracked recommendation may still have recommended companies outside this comparison.

Coverage describes how many included answers touched at least one tracked company. Every qualified answer mentioned a tracked company, yet none recommended one, so the no-recommendation row covers the full set.

These are overlapping answer-level results, not a measure of market dominance. A single answer can mention several companies, and answers without a tracked recommendation may still have named companies outside this comparison.

Reach and affirmative recommendation

AirAdvisor ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 0 (0.00%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was Unavailable. The net framing score was Unavailable (defined in Methodology).

0 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

AirHelp ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 2 (100.00%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 0.0%. The net framing score was 0.00 (defined in Methodology).

2 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

ClaimFlights ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 0 (0.00%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was Unavailable. The net framing score was Unavailable (defined in Methodology).

0 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

Compensair ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 0 (0.00%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was Unavailable. The net framing score was Unavailable (defined in Methodology).

0 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

Flightright ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 0 (0.00%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was Unavailable. The net framing score was Unavailable (defined in Methodology).

0 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

Refund.me ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 2 (100.00%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 0.0%. The net framing score was 0.00 (defined in Methodology).

2 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

Skycop ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 0 (0.00%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was Unavailable. The net framing score was Unavailable (defined in Methodology).

0 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

Reach separates appearing in an answer from being affirmatively endorsed. AirHelp and Refund.me were each mentioned in the selected answers, while the remaining companies were not mentioned at all. No company received a recommendation.

The shared first rank therefore reflects equal recommendation counts, not a unique leader. Mention presence alone does not establish endorsement, and the absence of recommendations does not show why answers were worded as they were.

Recommendation order and placement

Company

Mentions

Recommendation-to-mention ratio

Top 3 / #1 counts

Positive / neutral / negative mentions

AirAdvisor

0

Unavailable

0 / 0

0 / 0 / 0

AirHelp

2

0.0%

0 / 0

0 / 2 / 0

ClaimFlights

0

Unavailable

0 / 0

0 / 0 / 0

Compensair

0

Unavailable

0 / 0

0 / 0 / 0

Flightright

0

Unavailable

0 / 0

0 / 0 / 0

Refund.me

2

0.0%

0 / 0

0 / 2 / 0

Skycop

0

Unavailable

0 / 0

0 / 0 / 0

Placement counts are nested inside recommendations: first-place placements sit within shortlist placements, which sit within recommendations. With no recommendations recorded, every placement count is zero for every company.

Recommendation-to-mention ratios are defined only where mentions exist. For AirHelp and Refund.me the recorded ratio is zero, meaning their mentions carried no endorsement. For companies with no mentions, the ratio is undefined rather than a measured value.

Classified framing in context

Company

Positive

Neutral

Negative

AirAdvisor

0

0

0

AirHelp

0

2

0

ClaimFlights

0

0

0

Compensair

0

0

0

Flightright

0

0

0

Refund.me

0

2

0

Skycop

0

0

0

Framing describes the wording used around a company in the selected answers. AirHelp and Refund.me were each described in neutral terms, with no positive or negative wording recorded. The other companies had no mentions, so no framing was classified for them.

Neutral wording is not customer sentiment, reputation or a judgment of company quality. It also does not explain why a recommendation was or was not present in an answer.

Company results in detail

AirAdvisor

Questions This Section Answers

  • What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about AirAdvisor mentions, recommendations and placement?

AirAdvisor ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 0 (0.00%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was Unavailable. The net framing score was Unavailable (defined in Methodology).

0 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, AirAdvisor's mention count fell from 10 to 0, while its recommendation count stayed at 0. The recommendation rate was 0.00% and 0.00% respectively.

AirAdvisor recorded no mentions and no recommendations in the selected answers, leaving its placement counts at zero and its recommendation-to-mention ratio undefined. Its framing score is likewise unavailable because no wording was classified.

The earlier comparison shows its mention count falling while its recommendation count stayed at zero. That is a recorded change across separate monthly samples, not evidence of a cause or of lost standing.

AirHelp

Questions This Section Answers

  • What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about AirHelp mentions, recommendations and placement?

AirHelp ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 2 (100.00%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 0.0%. The net framing score was 0.00 (defined in Methodology).

2 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, AirHelp's mention count fell from 37 to 2, while its recommendation count fell from 1 to 0. The recommendation rate was 2.33% and 0.00% respectively.

AirHelp appeared in the selected answers but received no affirmative endorsement, so its recommendation count and placement counts are zero. Its mentions were classified as neutral, giving a framing score at the midpoint rather than a positive or negative reading.

The earlier comparison shows both its mention count and its recommendation count lower than the prior month. Those are recorded results from separate samples, and they do not establish why the counts differed.

ClaimFlights

Questions This Section Answers

  • What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about ClaimFlights mentions, recommendations and placement?

ClaimFlights ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 0 (0.00%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was Unavailable. The net framing score was Unavailable (defined in Methodology).

0 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, ClaimFlights' mention count stayed at 0, while its recommendation count stayed at 0. The recommendation rate was 0.00% and 0.00% respectively.

ClaimFlights recorded no mentions and no recommendations in the selected answers. Its placement counts are therefore zero, and ratios that require mentions are undefined rather than measured.

No wording about the company was classified, so no framing score is available. The earlier comparison shows both its mention count and its recommendation count unchanged at zero across separate monthly samples.

Compensair

Questions This Section Answers

  • What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about Compensair mentions, recommendations and placement?

Compensair ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 0 (0.00%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was Unavailable. The net framing score was Unavailable (defined in Methodology).

0 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Compensair's mention count stayed at 0, while its recommendation count stayed at 0. The recommendation rate was 0.00% and 0.00% respectively.

Compensair recorded no mentions and no recommendations in the selected answers, so its placement counts remain at zero and its recommendation-to-mention ratio is undefined. No framing was classified because no wording appeared.

The earlier comparison shows its mention count and recommendation count both unchanged at zero. That continuity describes the recorded samples only and does not indicate how the company would appear in other answer sets.

Flightright

Questions This Section Answers

  • What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about Flightright mentions, recommendations and placement?

Flightright ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 0 (0.00%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was Unavailable. The net framing score was Unavailable (defined in Methodology).

0 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Flightright's mention count fell from 2 to 0, while its recommendation count stayed at 0. The recommendation rate was 0.00% and 0.00% respectively.

Flightright recorded no mentions and no recommendations in the selected answers, leaving placement counts at zero and ratios requiring mentions undefined. No framing was classified for the company.

The earlier comparison shows its mention count falling while its recommendation count stayed at zero. The two observations are reported separately: a changed count does not demonstrate a cause, and the smaller answer total does not explain the difference.

Refund.me

Questions This Section Answers

  • What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about Refund.me mentions, recommendations and placement?

Refund.me ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 2 (100.00%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 0.0%. The net framing score was 0.00 (defined in Methodology).

2 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Refund.me's mention count rose from 0 to 2, while its recommendation count stayed at 0. The recommendation rate was 0.00% and 0.00% respectively.

Refund.me appeared in the selected answers without an affirmative endorsement, so its recommendation and placement counts are zero. Its mentions were classified as neutral, producing a framing score at the midpoint.

The earlier comparison shows its mention count higher than the prior month while its recommendation count stayed at zero. That is a recorded comparison across separate samples, not evidence of improvement or of a change in standing.

Skycop

Questions This Section Answers

  • What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about Skycop mentions, recommendations and placement?

Skycop ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 0 (0.00%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was Unavailable. The net framing score was Unavailable (defined in Methodology).

0 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Skycop's mention count stayed at 0, while its recommendation count stayed at 0. The recommendation rate was 0.00% and 0.00% respectively.

Skycop recorded no mentions and no recommendations in the selected answers. Its placement counts are zero, and ratios that require a mention base are undefined rather than measured values.

No wording about the company was classified, so no framing score is available. The earlier comparison shows both its mention count and its recommendation count unchanged at zero across separate monthly samples.

Earlier ranking snapshot context

Questions This Section Answers

  • How do the available Flight Bookings snapshots from July 2026 to November 2026 differ in recommendation coverage and measurement scope?

Company

Jul 2026

Aug 2026

Sep 2026

Oct 2026

Nov 2026

AirAdvisor

0 / 107 (0.00%)

0 / 55 (0.00%)

0 / 44 (0.00%)

0 / 43 (0.00%)

0 / 2 (0.00%)

AirHelp

2 / 107 (1.87%)

0 / 55 (0.00%)

1 / 44 (2.27%)

1 / 43 (2.33%)

0 / 2 (0.00%)

ClaimFlights

0 / 107 (0.00%)

0 / 55 (0.00%)

0 / 44 (0.00%)

0 / 43 (0.00%)

0 / 2 (0.00%)

Compensair

0 / 107 (0.00%)

0 / 55 (0.00%)

0 / 44 (0.00%)

0 / 43 (0.00%)

0 / 2 (0.00%)

Flightright

0 / 107 (0.00%)

1 / 55 (1.82%)

1 / 44 (2.27%)

0 / 43 (0.00%)

0 / 2 (0.00%)

Refund.me

0 / 107 (0.00%)

0 / 55 (0.00%)

0 / 44 (0.00%)

0 / 43 (0.00%)

0 / 2 (0.00%)

Skycop

0 / 107 (0.00%)

0 / 55 (0.00%)

0 / 44 (0.00%)

0 / 43 (0.00%)

0 / 2 (0.00%)

Company

Jul 2026 rank

Aug 2026 rank

Sep 2026 rank

Oct 2026 rank

Nov 2026 rank

AirAdvisor

2

2

3

2

1

AirHelp

1

2

1

1

1

ClaimFlights

2

2

3

2

1

Compensair

2

2

3

2

1

Flightright

2

1

1

2

1

Refund.me

2

2

3

2

1

Skycop

2

2

3

2

1

Only months with verified results are shown. Monthly sample coverage is listed in Methodology.

Each month is a separate selected sample of AI answers, and the number of included answers differs between months. Counts, rates and coverage should be read together, because a rate depends on the answer total behind it.

Rank positions across months come from those separate samples. A shared rank in one month does not establish rank stability, and the comparisons do not show why recorded results changed.

AI recommendation trend

Observed recommendation rate (%), Jul 2026 to Nov 2026

0%5%10%15%20%Jul 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
  • AirAdvisor0.0%
  • AirHelp0.0%
  • ClaimFlights0.0%
  • Compensair0.0%
  • Flightright0.0%
  • Refund.me0.0%
  • Skycop0.0%

What the November Rankings Show

The November results show why reach, recommendation, placement and framing answer different questions. A company can appear in an answer without being endorsed, and neutral wording can accompany a mention that carries no recommendation.

Because every tracked company recorded no recommendations, the shared first rank reflects equal counts rather than a unique leader. Placement counts remain zero as a consequence, and framing scores are available only where wording was classified.

These readings describe the selected AI answers, not customers, sales or company quality. They do not explain why recommendations were absent, and the small answer set limits how far the results can be generalized.

Methodology

Questions This Section Answers

  • How were the November 2026 Flight Bookings AI visibility measures counted, and what do they not establish?

This benchmark has partial coverage: 1 of 3 planned question categories contributed usable observations; 2 contributed none. This describes question-category coverage, not demonstrated platform outages. Findings apply to the available answer set.

The month in the title is the reporting period. The exact dates when the original AI answers were collected have not been verified.

Each company is counted at most once in each answer that meets the benchmark rules. A recommendation requires both an affirmative endorsement and positive wording. Mention, recommendation, Top 3 and first-place rates use the full benchmark answer total. Top 3 and first-place results are included within recommendations, not added to them.

The recommendation-to-mention ratio divides recommendations by mentions. It describes AI answer wording, not customer conversion. Net framing is positive minus negative mentions, divided by all mentions, on a scale from -1 to +1. It does not measure customer satisfaction or company quality.

Market: India; 7 tracked companies. AI services represented: Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews.

Research screening totals (answer observations can include repeated questions):

Screening measure

Count

Answers included in the benchmark

2

Answers marked relevant during screening

41

Answers marked reserved (screening label)

39

Answers marked irrelevant during screening

187

Captured answer observations

228

Distinct questions

166

Answer observations marked as mentioning a brand

228

The source does not provide a reader-facing definition of “reserved”; that screening label is reported without inferring a reason for exclusion. Only the included benchmark answers form the rate denominator.

One answer can mention or recommend several companies. Adding company totals would therefore count some answers more than once. The results describe the AI answers reviewed, not independently verified facts about the companies or their products.

Monthly sample coverage:

Reporting month

Answers included

AI services covered

Services

Jul 2026

107

6

ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity

Aug 2026

55

6

ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity

Sep 2026

44

6

ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity

Oct 2026

43

6

ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity

Nov 2026

2

2

Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews

The answer samples differ between months. These comparisons show how the recorded results changed; they do not establish why they changed.

Coverage is partial: only one planned question category contributed usable observations, and the findings apply to the available answer set. The reporting month is named in the title, but the exact collection dates of the original answers have not been verified.

Each company is counted at most once per answer. Recommendation requires both affirmative endorsement and positive wording, and placement results are included within recommendations rather than added to them. Rates use the full benchmark answer total, and one answer can mention several companies.

The recommendation-to-mention ratio describes answer wording, not customer conversion. Net framing compares positive and negative mentions and does not measure customer satisfaction or company quality. Monthly samples differ in size and service coverage, so comparisons show recorded change without establishing its cause.

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