The Google travel hack you need to know

WE’RE not sure why we’ve never heard about this before — but as they say, it’s better late than never. This is one Google trick you will be happy to know about.

WE’RE not sure why we’ve never heard about this before — but as they say, it’s better late than never.

Unless you’re dealing with a late flight, that is.

When you’re in a hurry to find your personal flight info, it turns out you can turn to Google. Reddit user jasenlee pointed out the trick: If you’re logged into your Gmail account and type the words “flight status” into Google, the search engine will pull up your personal flight info including your confirmation number, seat, terminal, every email associated with that flight and more.

That’s if your email address was used while booking your flight.

What you’ll find out.

And yes, this trick works for Australian users.

Some users report that Google even tells them the weather in their destination, and when to leave for the airport in order to catch their plane. If you’ve got the Google Now app, you’ll even get nearby events and happenings, as well as places that make good photo ops.

We could load up on apps till our phone’s memory is full, but no trick will be as simple — or as much of a lifesaver — as this one.

Cheers to simpler, smarter travel in 2015.

This article originally appeared in The Huffington Post and was republished with permission.