How to Organize Riders by Airport, Terminal, or Arrival Time

When you have 80 travelers flying into a multi-airport city, the flat list view gets overwhelming fast. Who's coming into JFK vs. EWR? Which terminal has the most arrivals at noon? Are there any gaps in coverage?

SeatMax's Rider Invites table includes pivot views that reorganize the same data by different dimensions. Switch between views with one click — the data stays the same, but the lens changes.

The By Airport view groups travelers under each airport they're flying into. For a New York event with JFK, EWR, and LGA allowed, you'll see three sections with traveler counts.

This view answers: "How many people are coming through each airport?" If 60 travelers are at JFK and only 5 at LGA, you know JFK will have the biggest grouping opportunities — and the LGA travelers might end up in solo rides. That's useful context before the event.

The Airport + Terminal view goes one level deeper. At JFK, Terminal 4 and Terminal 8 have separate pickup zones. This view shows you exactly how travelers are distributed across those zones.

Seeing "JFK T4: 22 travelers, JFK T8: 14 travelers" tells you more than just "JFK: 36 travelers." It's the pickup zone that determines who can share a ride, so this view mirrors how grouping actually works.

The By Time view buckets travelers into time windows based on their arrival or departure times. You'll see clusters like "11:00 AM – 11:30 AM: 8 travelers" and "11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: 12 travelers."

This is the best view for spotting thin spots — time windows with only 1-2 travelers who'll probably end up in solo rides. If you see a lone traveler at 6 AM and your next cluster is at 10 AM, you know that early bird is on their own. Some Planners use this view to nudge travelers toward flights that land in busy windows.

The Rider Invites table isn't just for viewing — it's fully editable. Click any cell to update a Rider's name, email, phone, airline, flight number, or dates. Changes save immediately and trigger flight re-verification.

You can also:

• Send invites — SMS or email invite links directly from the table
• Track invite status — See who's been invited, who's opened their portal, who's confirmed
• Bulk actions — Select multiple Riders to send invites or export a filtered CSV

The pivot views and the editable table work together: view your data from the right angle, then act on what you see without leaving the page.