Airline Management System

A full-stack web application for managing airline bookings, user profiles, flight schedules, and more. Built with a React + Vite frontend and a Node.js/Express backend.

Features

• User authentication and profile management
• Flight search and booking
• Check-in and seat selection
• Admin panel for managing flights and bookings
• Email notifications

Technologies Used

Frontend:

• React
• Vite
• CSS

Backend:

• Node.js
• Express.js

Database:

• MongoDB
• Mongoose (ODM for MongoDB)

Email & Media:

• Nodemailer (for sending emails)
• Cloudinary (for image/media storage)

Other/Dev Tools:

• dotenv (for environment variables)
• ESLint (for linting)
• Git & GitHub (version control)

Screenshots

Home Page

Flight Search Page

Profile Page

Web Check-in Page

Project Structure

Airline-Management-System/
  backend/         # Node.js/Express backend API
  public/          # Static assets for frontend
  src/             # React frontend source code

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher recommended)
• npm (comes with Node.js)
• MongoDB (for backend database)

Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/Airline-Management-System.git
cd Airline-Management-System

2. Install dependencies

Backend

cd backend
npm install

Frontend

cd ..
npm install

Configuration

• Make sure MongoDB is running locally or update the connection string in backend/config/db.js to point to your MongoDB instance.
• Create a .env file in the backend/ directory with the following variables:

  MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
  AUTH_EMAIL=your_email@example.com
  AUTH_PASS=your_email_password
  FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:5173
  BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000/
  PORT=3000
  CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloudinary_cloud_name
  CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_cloudinary_api_key
  CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_cloudinary_api_secret

• (Optional) Create a .env file in the project root for frontend environment variables (if needed), e.g.:

  VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:5000

• (Optional) Set up other environment variables for sensitive data as required by your setup.

Running the Application

1. Start the Backend Server

cd backend
npm run serve

By default, the backend runs on http://localhost:3000.

2. Start the Frontend (React + Vite)

Open a new terminal window/tab:

npm run dev

The frontend will be available at http://localhost:5173 (or as specified in the terminal).

Usage

• Visit the frontend URL in your browser.
• Sign up or log in to start booking flights.
• Admin users can access additional management features.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License

MIT