Forward Demand Pulse
Route demand signals — 30 days.
Real search intent and affiliate-click data from AirConnect's route, flight and airport pages. Internal traffic filtered out. LLM-referrer data captured separately — ChatGPT/Copilot referrals are an emerging discovery channel for travel intent.
Top routes by search intent
5 routes| # | Route | Views | Prior | Growth | Aff. clicks | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUL → LGK | 1 | 0 | +100.0% | — | /routes/KUL-LGK |
| 2 | KUL → PNH | 1 | 0 | +100.0% | — | /routes/KUL-PNH |
| 3 | LAX → PNH | 1 | 0 | +100.0% | 1 | /routes/LAX-PNH |
| 4 | SIN → VTE | 1 | 0 | +100.0% | — | /routes/SIN-VTE |
| 5 | /en/routes/market/thailand | 1 | 0 | +100.0% | — | /routes/market/thailand |
Top referrers (search + discovery)
| Domain | Views | Share |
|---|---|---|
| www.bing.com | 819 | 51.4% |
| duckduckgo.com | 239 | 15.0% |
| chatgpt.com | 211 | 13.2% |
| search.yahoo.com | 144 | 9.0% |
| au.search.yahoo.com | 44 | 2.8% |
| www.ecosia.org | 28 | 1.8% |
| uk.search.yahoo.com | 24 | 1.5% |
| cn.bing.com | 23 | 1.4% |
| ui.awin.com | 18 | 1.1% |
| ca.search.yahoo.com | 17 | 1.1% |
| www.google.com | 15 | 0.9% |
| sg.search.yahoo.com | 12 | 0.8% |
LLM referrers (emerging channel)
| LLM | Views | Share |
|---|---|---|
| chatgpt.com | 211 | 94.6% |
| copilot.microsoft.com | 12 | 5.4% |
ChatGPT, Copilot, Perplexity etc. are an early-stage but rapidly growing discovery channel. AirConnect's LLM-citation rate is a leading indicator for AI-driven travel intent.
Methodology
Source
PostHog event telemetry from airconnect.live — pageviews on routes/* and flights/*-to-* pages + affiliate_clicked events. Refreshed hourly.Filtering
Internal-domain referrals (app.travelpayouts.com, own domain) excluded. Direct traffic excluded from referrer attribution.Growth comparison
Prior period = same number of days immediately before the active window. Growth% rounded to 1 dp.Want this as a daily feed for your airline or fund?
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