Scraping3 months1 developer
JustFly
Real-Time Flight Scraping Platform
75%
Speed Improvement
9/12
Airlines
30-45s
Response
70%
CPU Reduction
Challenge
Nigerian travel market needed a real-time flight scraper for 12 airlines that could handle Cloudflare and CAPTCHA challenges while delivering results in under 30 seconds.
Solution
Rebuilt scraper with intelligent route filtering and progressive result loading. Shipped a desktop companion application (Electron + Django) with auto-starting local backend and packaged Windows installer.
Architecture
Django Backend↓
React Frontend↓
Electron Desktop↓
Selenium↓
Playwright↓
VPS Deployment
Timeline
Analysis & Architecture1 week
Scraper Rebuild4 weeks
Optimization2 weeks
Desktop App Development3 weeks
Testing & Deployment2 weeks
Results
75% faster response time (2min → 30-45s)
9 of 12 airlines live in production
Cloudflare bypass implemented
CAPTCHA handling automated
Desktop companion app shipped
Reduced CPU and memory load by 70%
Tech Stack
DjangoReactElectronSeleniumPlaywright
Lessons Learned
Sometimes the best optimization is rethinking the architecture, not just tweaking the code. Progressive loading made the biggest difference in perceived performance.