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Deleting Flights

Remove incorrect, duplicate, or unwanted flights from your flight log.

Deleting a Single Flight​

Step-by-Step​

  1. Open the flight you want to delete

    • From the Flights list
    • From your Dashboard
    • From statistics pages

  2. Click the Delete button

    • Usually a trash icon
    • Often red colored
    • May be in a menu (•••)

  3. Confirm deletion

    • Read the warning
    • Understand what will be removed
    • Click Delete Flight to confirm

  4. Flight removed

    • Disappears from your list
    • Statistics update immediately
    • Map updates

What Gets Deleted​

When you delete a flight:

  • ✅ Flight details and information
  • ✅ Associated notes
  • ✅ Flight buddies connections
  • ✅ Favorite status
  • ✅ Attached files (Premium)
  • ✅ Statistical contributions

Impact on Your Account​

Statistics​

Your stats will decrease:

  • Total flights count
  • Distance traveled
  • Flight duration
  • Possibly countries/airports visited

Achievements​

  • Previously unlocked achievements remain
  • Progress toward future achievements decreases
  • You won't lose achieved milestones

Map​

  • Route may disappear
  • Airports may disappear (if it was your only flight there)
  • Tracks are updated

Friends​

  • Flight buddies are removed from this flight
  • Friends aren't notified
  • Other shared flights remain

Soft Delete vs Hard Delete​

SkyJourney uses soft delete:

What This Means​

  • Flights are marked as deleted, not erased
  • Can potentially be recovered
  • Database maintains data integrity

Recovery​

Contact support if you need to:

  • Recover recently deleted flight
  • Restore accidentally removed data
  • Undo bulk deletions
Recovery Window

Flight recovery is typically possible within 30 days of deletion.

Deleting Multiple Flights​

Deleting All Flights​

⚠️ Use with extreme caution!

  1. Go to Settings → Account
  2. Find Delete All Flights option
  3. Read the warnings carefully
  4. Type confirmation text
  5. Click Delete All Flights

This will:

  • Remove ALL your flights
  • Reset all statistics to zero
  • Clear all achievements progress
  • Empty your map
  • Remove all flight buddies connections
Irreversible Action

Deleting all flights cannot be easily undone. Export your data first!

Deleting Specific Groups​

Currently, there's no bulk delete for selected flights.

Workarounds:

  1. Delete individually
  2. Export data, delete all, re-import desired flights
  3. Use filters to find unwanted flights, delete one by one

Before Deleting​

Export Your Data​

Before bulk deletion:

  1. Export your flights
  2. Save the CSV file
  3. Verify export is complete
  4. Keep as backup

Verify What You're Deleting​

Double-check:

  • Correct flight selected
  • Not deleting by mistake
  • Duplicate exists if removing duplicates
  • No important notes will be lost

Common Deletion Scenarios​

Removing Duplicates​

After importing, you may have duplicates:

  1. Identify the duplicate flight
  2. Compare details between duplicates
  3. Delete the less complete version
  4. Keep the one with more information

Correcting Mistakes​

Instead of deleting:

  • Consider editing instead
  • Editing preserves flight history
  • Only delete if completely wrong

Cleaning Up Imports​

After bulk import:

  1. Review imported flights
  2. Delete test flights
  3. Remove incorrectly parsed flights
  4. Keep valid entries

Future Flights That Won't Happen​

If a future flight was cancelled:

  • You can delete it
  • Or keep it for record-keeping
  • Or edit notes to mark as cancelled

Recovering Deleted Flights​

Within 30 Days​

  1. Contact SkyJourney support
  2. Provide flight details if possible
  3. Request recovery
  4. Support will restore from soft delete

After 30 Days​

  • Permanent deletion may have occurred
  • Recovery unlikely
  • Restore from your exported backup

Alternative to Deleting​

Instead of deleting, consider:

Marking as Cancelled​

  • Edit the flight
  • Add "CANCELLED" to notes
  • Keep for your records

Correcting Instead​

Private Flights​

  • Keep the flight but don't share publicly
  • Adjust public profile settings
  • Flight counts toward your personal stats

After Deleting​

Once a flight is deleted:

  • Dashboard updates immediately
  • Statistics recalculate
  • Map refreshes
  • Achievement progress adjusts
  • Changes are saved automatically

Troubleshooting​

Can't Delete Flight​

Possible reasons:

  • Network connection issue
  • Permission problem
  • Already deleted
  • System error

Try:

  • Refresh the page
  • Check internet connection
  • Try different browser
  • Contact support

Deleted Wrong Flight​

If you immediately realize:

  1. Contact support right away
  2. Provide flight details
  3. Request recovery
  4. Faster response = better chance

Statistics Not Updating​

After deletion:

  • Refresh the page
  • Clear browser cache
  • Wait a few minutes
  • Check different stats pages

Best Practices​

Deletion Guidelines
  • Export first - Always have a backup
  • Think twice - Deletion is serious
  • Edit instead - When possible, correct rather than delete
  • Review duplicates - Make sure they're actually duplicates
  • Keep records - Historical flights have value

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