Please Let Me Go – The Usability of Flight Booking Systems (Pt. 1)
Your name is André Aumond and you wish to book a flight from Toronto, ON, Canada to Orlando, FL, USA for two weeks, leaving the 15th of July. You...
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Your name is André Aumond and you wish to book a flight from Toronto, ON, Canada to Orlando, FL, USA for two weeks, leaving the 15th of July. You...
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