"Cheap" isn't a fixed number
£300 is a brilliant price for one route and an unremarkable one for another - "cheap" only means anything once you know what a specific route normally costs. We go into how to actually work that out in What's a Good Price for a Flight?
Why generic "cheap flight" alerts fall short
Broadcast-style deal services send whatever they find cheap across their whole subscriber list, not tailored to a route you actually want. You end up filtering through fares to places you'd never go, hoping the occasional one lands on somewhere you'd actually take.
How milo's cheap flight alerts work
You decide what cheap means for your specific route - using the same price context that helps you set any target price - and milo only tells you when that number is real for the exact route, dates and cabin you asked about. Not a broadcast. Not a guess at what "cheap" should mean. Your number, for your route.
Frequently asked questions
How do I know what's actually a cheap price for my route?
Start from what the route normally costs, not a gut feeling or a number from a completely different route. We wrote a full guide on working that out in What's a Good Price for a Flight?
Is this the same as milo's Live Drops feed?
No. Drops is a public feed of whatever cheap fares turn up across many routes - mostly won't match where you actually want to go. A cheap flight alert is for the specific route, dates and cabin you choose.
Can I set this for a specific cabin and stops too?
Yes. Cheap flight alerts use exactly the same route, cabin, stops and date-window options as any other milo alert - the only difference is what number you decide counts as cheap.