Skyscanner flight app downloads hit 5 million

This year has been the “Year of the App” for Skyscanner, with total downloads for its Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone apps hitting five million in just 10 months – an average of one download every five seconds.

The suite of free flight-comparison apps have brought the highly-flexible functional-ity of the Skyscanner site to smartphone users who are utilising it to find the cheapest flights going.

The iPhone app has topped the free travel app category in 47 countries since launch, and all Skyscanner apps have user ratings of 4+ (out of 5).

The iPhone app was also “Travel App of the Week” in the British Sunday Times and has received recommendations from international media including The Guardian, The Seattle Times, Le Parisien and Australian Business Traveller.