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If you type the name of an airline and flight number into Google, it tells you the flight status information:
For example, if one types “jetblue 301”, one gets
Track status of B6 301 from Washington (IAD) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
24 Jun 2009 – On schedule
Departed: 8:02 AM, Estimated arrival: 10:32 AM
If one types “aa 59”, one gets:
Track status of AA 59 from New York (JFK) to San Francisco (SFO)
24 Jun 2009 – 28 minutes late
Departed: 8:06 AM, Estimated arrival: 10:46 AM
The flight stats information seems to be pulled from http://www.flightstats.com
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