Open Chrome on Mac OSX to Google Flights with criteria pre-filled for batch searching

gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash

[ "$#" -eq 1 ] || (echo "Destination airport code(s) (e.g. 'RNO' or 'RNO DEN') argument required" && exit 1)

for destination in "$@"
do
  for origin in SFO AVL,GSP AUS MKE MEM DEN ONT IAD
  do
    if [ "$destination" = "$origin" ]; then
      echo "No flight required for $origin -> $destination"
    else
      echo "Opening $origin -> $destination"
      echo "https://www.google.com/flights#flt=$origin.$destination.2018-09-16*$destination.$origin.2018-09-22;co:1;c:USD;e:1;sd:1;t:f"
    fi
  done
done

I wrote this script for planning a remote team retreat. We were reviewing possible locations and wanted to ballpark what it cost to fly the team there. The origin list represent our team's home airports.

Typing ./teamtrip.bash ATL for example, would open up 8 chrome tabs, one each with the flight combinations of origin + ATL using the dates of 2018-09-16 to 2018-09-22. Obviously this could be more parameterized but it works a treat vs. opening up browser tabs and doing it by hand.

It also works to do ./teamtrip.bash ATL DEN MSY to check atlanta, denver and new orleans.