diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AdminController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AdminController.php
index 000dcfb..9274b2c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AdminController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AdminController.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use App\Models\IgnoredMissingLivery;
 use App\Models\User;
 use App\Models\UserFlight;
 use App\Services\AdminService;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
 use Inertia\Inertia;
@@ -66,4 +67,17 @@ class AdminController extends Controller
         return back();
     }
 
+    public function ignoreMissingAirline(Request $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $validated = $request->validate([
+            'flight_id' => ['required', 'integer', 'exists:user_flights,id'],
+        ]);
+
+        $flight = UserFlight::findOrFail($validated['flight_id']);
+
+        $flight->ignoreMissingAirline()->firstOrCreate([]);
+
+        return response()->json(['status' => 'ok']);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/UserFlight.php b/app/Models/UserFlight.php
index 0f4a584..4ecc3b2 100644
--- a/app/Models/UserFlight.php
+++ b/app/Models/UserFlight.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Casts\Attribute;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasOne;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 
@@ -271,6 +272,16 @@ class UserFlight extends Model
     }
 
 
+    public function ignoreMissingAirline(): HasOne
+    {
+        return $this->hasOne(UserFlightIgnoreMissingAirline::class);
+    }
+
+    public function isIgnoringMissingAirline(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->ignoreMissingAirline()->exists();
+    }
+
     public function aircraft(): BelongsTo
     {
         return $this->belongsTo(Aircraft::class);
diff --git a/app/Models/UserFlightIgnoreMissingAirline.php b/app/Models/UserFlightIgnoreMissingAirline.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aed3b9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/UserFlightIgnoreMissingAirline.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
+
+class UserFlightIgnoreMissingAirline extends Model
+{
+    protected $table = 'user_flights_ignore_missing_airlines';
+
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'user_flight_id',
+    ];
+
+    public function userFlight(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(UserFlight::class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Services/AdminService.php b/app/Services/AdminService.php
index 2b70761..6b16969 100644
--- a/app/Services/AdminService.php
+++ b/app/Services/AdminService.php
@@ -51,26 +51,28 @@ class AdminService
     {
         $flights = UserFlight::whereNotNull('flight_number')
             ->whereNull('airline_id')
-            ->with('user:id,name') // adjust to your actual user relation/columns
+            ->whereDoesntHave('ignoreMissingAirline')
+            ->with('user:id,name')
             ->get(['id', 'flight_number', 'user_id']);
 
         return $flights
             ->map(function ($flight) {
-                // Extract the 2-character IATA-style prefix (letters and/or digits)
                 preg_match('/^([A-Za-z0-9]{2})\d+/', trim($flight->flight_number), $matches);
 
                 return [
+                    'id' => $flight->id,
                     'code' => $matches[1] ?? null,
                     'flight_number' => $flight->flight_number,
                     'link' => "/u/{$flight->user->name}/flight/{$flight->id}",
                 ];
             })
-            ->filter(fn ($f) => $f['code'] !== null) // drop any that didn't match the pattern
+            ->filter(fn ($f) => $f['code'] !== null)
             ->groupBy('code')
             ->map(function ($group, $code) {
                 return [
                     'code' => $code,
                     'flights' => $group->map(fn ($f) => [
+                        'id' => $f['id'],
                         'flight_number' => $f['flight_number'],
                         'link' => $f['link'],
                     ])->values()->all(),
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_08_21_122451_add_ignore_user_flight_airlines.php b/database/migrations/2026_08_21_122451_add_ignore_user_flight_airlines.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69619dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_08_21_122451_add_ignore_user_flight_airlines.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('user_flights_ignore_missing_airlines', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->foreignId('user_flight_id')
+                ->constrained('user_flights')
+                ->cascadeOnDelete();
+            $table->timestamps();
+
+            $table->unique('user_flight_id');
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('user_flights_ignore_missing_airlines');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/resources/js/Components/Admin/MissingAirlineCard.vue b/resources/js/Components/Admin/MissingAirlineCard.vue
index bff6252..ccadde2 100644
--- a/resources/js/Components/Admin/MissingAirlineCard.vue
+++ b/resources/js/Components/Admin/MissingAirlineCard.vue
@@ -1,25 +1,63 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref, computed } from "vue"
+import axios from "axios"
 import { MissingAirline } from "@/Types/types"
 
-defineProps<{
+const props = defineProps<{
     airline: MissingAirline
 }>()
+
+// Track ids we've dismissed locally (optimistic UI) and ones currently in-flight
+const dismissedIds = ref<Set<number>>(new Set())
+const pendingIds = ref<Set<number>>(new Set())
+
+const visibleFlights = computed(() =>
+    props.airline.flights.filter(flight => !dismissedIds.value.has(flight.id))
+)
+
+async function dismissFlight(flightId: number) {
+    if (pendingIds.value.has(flightId)) return
+
+    pendingIds.value.add(flightId)
+    // Optimistically remove the pill
+    dismissedIds.value.add(flightId)
+
+    try {
+        await axios.post('/admin/ignore-missing-airline', {
+            flight_id: flightId,
+        })
+    } catch (error) {
+        // Revert on failure so the flight isn't silently lost from view
+        dismissedIds.value.delete(flightId)
+        console.error('Failed to ignore missing airline for flight', flightId, error)
+    } finally {
+        pendingIds.value.delete(flightId)
+    }
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
     <div class="missing-airline-card">
         <div class="card-header">
             <span class="airline-code">{{ airline.code }}</span>
-            <span class="flight-count">{{ airline.flights.length }} flight{{ airline.flights.length === 1 ? '' : 's' }}</span>
+            <span class="flight-count">{{ visibleFlights.length }} flight{{ visibleFlights.length === 1 ? '' : 's' }}</span>
         </div>
 
-        <ul class="flight-list">
-            <li v-for="flight in airline.flights" :key="flight.link" class="flight-item">
-                <a :href="flight.link" class="flight-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
+        <div class="flight-list">
+            <v-chip
+                v-for="flight in visibleFlights"
+                :key="flight.link"
+                class="flight-chip"
+                size="small"
+                closable
+                :disabled="pendingIds.has(flight.id)"
+                @click:close="dismissFlight(flight.id)"
+            >
+                <a :href="flight.link" class="flight-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" @click.stop>
                     {{ flight.flight_number }}
                 </a>
-            </li>
-        </ul>
+            </v-chip>
+        </div>
     </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -62,30 +100,23 @@ defineProps<{
     display: flex;
     flex-wrap: wrap;
     gap: 0.5rem;
-    list-style: none;
-    padding: 0;
-    margin: 0;
 }
 
-.flight-item {
-    display: flex;
-}
-
-.flight-link {
+.flight-chip {
     font-family: 'Share Tech Mono', monospace;
     font-size: 0.72rem;
     letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) !important;
+    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+}
+
+.flight-link {
     color: #9fb3c8;
     text-decoration: none;
-    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
-    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
-    transition: color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
+    transition: color 0.15s ease;
 }
 
 .flight-link:hover {
     color: #ffc107;
-    border-color: rgba(255, 193, 7, 0.4);
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Admin/AdminSidebar.vue b/resources/js/Pages/Admin/AdminSidebar.vue
index f07bc10..15f5d36 100644
--- a/resources/js/Pages/Admin/AdminSidebar.vue
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Admin/AdminSidebar.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ defineProps<{
             Reconcile Missing Liveries
             <v-chip  size="x-small" color="error" class="ml-1">{{ missingLiveryCount }}</v-chip>
         </Link>
-        <Link :href="route('admin.reconcile-missing-airlines')" class="sidebar-link">
+        <Link v-if="missingAirlineCount" :href="route('admin.reconcile-missing-airlines')" class="sidebar-link">
             <v-icon icon="mdi-airplane-takeoff" size="18" />
             Reconcile Missing Airlines
             <v-chip  size="x-small" color="error" class="ml-1">{{ missingAirlineCount }}</v-chip>
diff --git a/resources/js/Types/types.d.ts b/resources/js/Types/types.d.ts
index f9b7dcb..26ea0d3 100644
--- a/resources/js/Types/types.d.ts
+++ b/resources/js/Types/types.d.ts
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ export interface MissingAirline{
     flights: {
         flight_number: string;
         link: string;
+        id: number;
     }[]
 }
 
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 359725b..f4ef151 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ use Inertia\Inertia;
         Route::post('/ignore-missing-livery', [AdminController::class, 'ignoreMissingLivery'])->name('ignore-missing-livery');
 
         Route::get('/missing-airlines', [AdminController::class, 'reconcileMissingAirlines'])->name('reconcile-missing-airlines')->middleware('permission:reconcile_missing_liveries');
+        Route::post('/ignore-missing-airline', [AdminController::class, 'ignoreMissingAirline'])->name('admin.ignore-missing-airline');
+
     });