About this app

Uncomfortable flying alone?
Use this free app to find an air flight companion who is already traveling to the same destination to lend a helping hand.

Interested in helping others and earning some extra money while you fly?
Become a trip companion! Trip companions are caring adults who are already booked on the same flight or are planning to travel and have some flexibility.

Many seniors want to visit their distant families in a different state or country but feel uncomfortable flying alone, especially internationally. It’s also expensive and time consuming for family members to fly across the globe to escort them back and forth. TripCompanion is your solution!

TripCompanion is a peer-to-peer matching app that connects air travelers needing non-medical assistance with a caring air trip companion.

Here’s how a trip companion can help:
- Airport navigation: escorting traveler through security to their gate
- Native language communication assistance
- In-flight companionship: Visit and check in with traveler during flight
- Connecting flight support: escorting traveler to next gate and services needed along the way
- Communicating with family during layovers and arrival using built-in-messaging feature
- Arrival support: escorting traveler through customs and baggage claim and to awaiting family.

Note: Specific services needed and fees are negotiated between travelers and companions. Payment authorization is required during hiring process. Payment to the companion is made after the flight is completed directly through a secure electronic payment system.

Give yourself or your parents the comfortable air travel experience they deserve with TripCompanion and download the app now. Travel Confident!

New features

- Minor bug fixes

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