Product design question

How can I create a product that allows users to search for and book flights?

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What this question tests

Product design fundamentals in a mature category: identifying a differentiated angle despite strong existing competitors.

Clarify the target user: budget-conscious leisure travelers versus frequent business travelers, and pick one.
Identify the core need: finding the best-value flight quickly and booking with confidence, without hidden fees.
Propose a differentiator, like transparent total pricing upfront and flexible date search to find the cheapest days to fly.
Design the core flow: search by route and flexible dates, compare transparent pricing, and book with saved preferences.
Define success as search-to-booking conversion rate and repeat booking rate.

Picks a clear differentiator (price transparency, flexible-date search) rather than rebuilding a generic Kayak or Expedia clone.
Names a concrete feature, like a calendar heatmap showing cheapest days to fly for a given route.
Addresses monetization, such as commission from airlines or a freemium price-alert tier, marked as an assumption.
Uses an assumed metric, e.g. targeting 8 percent search-to-booking conversion.

Proposing a generic flight search clone with no clear differentiator against Google Flights or Kayak.
Ignoring monetization entirely.
Not defining a metric to measure product success.

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