Overview
- .flights is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) created as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string is intended for use by the aviation and travel industry, enabling greater expression on the Internet for flight-related services and information.
- The TLD is managed by Donuts (Fox Station, LLC).
History
- Application revealed on 13 June 2012 as part of Donuts' portfolio of new gTLD applications.
- Donuts (Fox Station, LLC) submitted the application using a boilerplate approach common to many of its strings.
- A Registry Agreement with ICANN was signed on December 5, 2013.
- The .flights gTLD was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 4 February 2014, completing the successful application and delegation process.
Usage and Audience
- Target audience: airlines, travel agencies, booking platforms, flight information services, and other aviation-related businesses and communities.
- Positioned as a commerce-oriented string within Donuts' portfolio to support travel- and flight-related online identity and services.
Registration Rules
- .flights was proposed and described as an open gTLD without pre-registration eligibility restrictions.
- Donuts indicated it would not use pre-registration verification, stating such verification could deny domain access to legitimate registrants.
- The operator intended to comply with all ICANN registration policies and to implement remediation and takedown policies as required.
- Abuse-control approach described as relying on "extensive user and rights protections."
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: FLIGHTS
organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address: c/o Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldadmin@identity.digital
contact: technical
name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital
nserver: V0N0.NIC.FLIGHTS 2a01:8840:1e:0:0:0:0:31 65.22.28.31
nserver: V0N1.NIC.FLIGHTS 2a01:8840:1f:0:0:0:0:31 65.22.29.31
nserver: V0N2.NIC.FLIGHTS 2a01:8840:20:0:0:0:0:31 65.22.30.31
nserver: V0N3.NIC.FLIGHTS 161.232.14.31 2a01:8840:f8:0:0:0:0:31
nserver: V2N0.NIC.FLIGHTS 2a01:8840:21:0:0:0:0:31 65.22.31.31
nserver: V2N1.NIC.FLIGHTS 161.232.15.31 2a01:8840:f9:0:0:0:0:31
ds-rdata: 2104 8 2 e78701c441507ded68434984e0842f491bb2bcef7f0f06c9b4c964aaaad7222f
whois: whois.nic.flights
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2014-01-30
changed: 2023-09-12
source: IANA
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