Duffel Flights

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Integrates flight search, booking, and management capabilities into Claude via the Duffel API.

Duffel Flights is a comprehensive travel integration skill for Claude that allows users to interact directly with the Duffel Flights API. It provides access to over 300 airlines, including NDC, GDS, and LCC carriers, enabling a full lifecycle of travel management from initial search and fare comparison to booking, seat selection, and cancellations. This tool is ideal for developers building travel applications or power users needing a command-line interface to manage air travel with real-time pricing and availability data.

Key Features

01Real-time flight search with filters for cabin class, nonstop routes, and passenger types
02Comprehensive booking management including PNR generation and status tracking
03Support for IATA airport and city code lookups
04Access to 300+ airlines including major carriers and low-cost airlines
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06Interactive seat map viewing and fare condition analysis

Use Cases

01Managing existing flight reservations and cancellations via a terminal interface
02Automating flight search and price comparison for corporate travel planning
03Integrating live flight booking capabilities into travel assistant bots
name duffel
description Search, book, and manage flights via the Duffel Flights API. Covers 300+ airlines (NDC, GDS, LCC). Use when: (1) searching for flights between cities, (2) comparing prices and fare classes, (3) booking flights, (4) checking booking status, (5) cancelling bookings, (6) viewing seat maps, (7) looking up airport/city IATA codes. Supports one-way, round-trip, multi-passenger, cabin class filtering, and nonstop preferences.

Duffel Flights

Search, book, and manage flights across 300+ airlines via the Duffel API.

Setup

Set DUFFEL_TOKEN env var with your Duffel API access token. Get one at https://app.duffel.com → Developers → Access Tokens. Test tokens (prefix duffel_test_) use sandbox data with unlimited balance.

Commands

Search flights

python scripts/duffel.py search --from MIA --to LHR --date 2026-04-15
python scripts/duffel.py search --from MIA --to CDG --date 2026-03-15 --return-date 2026-03-22 --cabin business
python scripts/duffel.py search --from JFK --to LAX --date 2026-05-01 --nonstop --adults 2

Options: --cabin economy|premium_economy|business|first, --nonstop, --adults N, --children N, --infants N, --sort price|duration, --max-results N, --json

Results are numbered. Use the number with other commands.

View offer details

python scripts/duffel.py offer 3

Shows segments, baggage, fare conditions (refund/change), available extras.

Book a flight

python scripts/duffel.py book 3 --pax "RIBEIRO/FABIO MR 1977-01-31 fabio@ribei.ro +13059159687 BR m"

Pax format: LAST/FIRST TITLE DOB EMAIL PHONE NATIONALITY GENDER

  • TITLE: MR, MRS, MS, MISS, DR
  • GENDER: m or f
  • Multiple passengers: repeat --pax "..." for each

Payment uses Duffel account balance. Top up at https://app.duffel.com.

Check order status

python scripts/duffel.py order ord_0000XXXXX

Cancel order

python scripts/duffel.py cancel ord_0000XXXXX           # Quote (shows refund amount)
python scripts/duffel.py cancel ord_0000XXXXX --confirm  # Execute cancellation

Seat map

python scripts/duffel.py seatmap 3

Airport/city lookup

python scripts/duffel.py places "new york"

Typical workflow

  1. search → browse numbered results
  2. offer N → check details, baggage, conditions
  3. book N --pax "..." → get PNR
  4. order <id> → verify booking
  5. cancel <id> → if needed

Notes

  • Offers expire (usually ~20 min). Re-search if expired.
  • Test mode: unlimited balance, bookings on "Duffel Airways" (fake airline).
  • Production: real airlines, real tickets. Balance must be funded.
  • All commands support --json for raw API output.
  • Last search saved to /tmp/duffel-last-search.json for index reference.
  • For API details, see references/api-guide.md and references/booking-flow.md.