Genius iPhone hack will save you so much time when traveling trends now

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With nearly every airline asking you to download their own app and delays plaguing most airports, you'll be happy to know there's an iPhone hack to streamline air travel.

One TikTok influencer found a way to keep track of your flight and share flight details with your loved ones that's as easy as sending a single text message. 

'The next time you are travelling, text yourself your airline and flight number,' he said in a new video posted to the social platform. 'Then tap on it and hit "Preview Flight."'

Not to be confused with your ticket or booking reference number, your airline and flight number is a six-character, alphanumeric code consisting of two letters describing the airline and a one-to-four digit number describing your flight path.

American Airlines, for example, always appears as 'AA' in a flight number. 

You — and any friends or family you send this flight number to — will be able to tap 'Preview Flight' to bring up the latest information on the flight's departure time, its arrival time, and even what baggage claim area your luggage is headed for.