diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/PopulateAirportTimezones.php b/app/Console/Commands/PopulateAirportTimezones.php
index c2def03..dd97396 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/PopulateAirportTimezones.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/PopulateAirportTimezones.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class PopulateAirportTimezones extends Command
                     $airport->update(['timezone' => $zoneName]);
                     $this->info("✓ {$airport->name} — {$zoneName}");
                 } else {
-                    $this->warn("✗ {$airport->name} — giving up after {$attempts} attempts");
+                    $this->warn("✗ {$airport->name} — giving up after {$attempts} attempts".$response->body());
                 }
             }
         });
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/FlightImportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/FlightImportController.php
index 33ee42e..5c1d85d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/FlightImportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/FlightImportController.php
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class FlightImportController extends Controller
 
         $date = null;
         if ($flightToReconcile->date) {
-            $date = Carbon::createFromFormat('m-d-y', $flightToReconcile->date)->format('Y-m-d');
+            $date = Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d', $flightToReconcile->date)->format('Y-m-d');
         }
 
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class FlightImportController extends Controller
             'to_id' => 'required|integer|exists:airports,id',
             'dep_time' => 'nullable|date_format:H:i',
             'arr_time' => 'nullable|date_format:H:i',
-            'duration' => 'nullable|date_format:H:i',
+            'duration' => 'required|date_format:H:i',
             'airline_id' => 'nullable|integer|exists:airlines,id',
             'aircraft_id' => 'nullable|integer|exists:aircraft,id',
             'registration' => 'nullable|string',
@@ -207,10 +207,68 @@ class FlightImportController extends Controller
             'dep_time.date_format' => 'Departure time must be in HH:MM format, i.e: 01:25',
             'arr_time.date_format' => 'Arrival time must be in HH:MM format, i.e: 12:25',
             'duration.date_format' => 'Must be in HH:MM format, e.g: 03:37',
+            'duration.required' => 'A duration is required to be able to accurately calculate the arrival date',
         ]);
 
     }
 
+
+    private function validateCsvFormat(string $path): ?string
+    {
+        $handle = fopen($path, 'r');
+
+        // Must have empty first line
+        $firstLine = fgetcsv($handle);
+        if (!empty(array_filter($firstLine))) {
+            fclose($handle);
+            return 'CSV must match the MyFlightRadar24 export format.';
+        }
+
+        // Validate headers
+        $expectedHeaders = [
+            'date', 'flight_number', 'from', 'to', 'dep_time', 'arr_time',
+            'duration', 'airline', 'aircraft', 'registration', 'seat_number',
+            'seat_type', 'flight_class', 'flight_reason', 'note',
+            'dep_id', 'arr_id', 'airline_id', 'aircraft_id'
+        ];
+
+        $headers = array_map(
+            fn($h) => strtolower(trim(str_replace([' ', '"'], ['_', ''], $h))),
+            fgetcsv($handle)
+        );
+
+        if ($headers !== $expectedHeaders) {
+            fclose($handle);
+            return 'CSV headers do not match the expected format.';
+        }
+
+        // Validate data rows
+        $row = 1;
+        while (($data = fgetcsv($handle)) !== false) {
+            $row++;
+
+            if (count($data) !== count($expectedHeaders)) {
+                fclose($handle);
+                return "Row {$row} has the wrong number of columns.";
+            }
+
+            $combined = array_combine($expectedHeaders, $data);
+
+            if (empty($combined['date']) || empty($combined['from']) || empty($combined['to'])) {
+                fclose($handle);
+                return "Row {$row} is missing a required field (date, from, or to).";
+            }
+
+            if (!preg_match('/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/', $combined['date'])) {
+                fclose($handle);
+                return "Row {$row} has an invalid date format. Expected YYYY-MM-DD, got '{$combined['date']}'.";
+            }
+        }
+
+        fclose($handle);
+        return null;
+    }
+
     public function store(Request $request)
     {
         try {
@@ -219,6 +277,12 @@ class FlightImportController extends Controller
             ]);
 
             $path = $request->file('csv')->getRealPath();
+
+            $validationError = $this->validateCsvFormat($path);
+            if ($validationError) {
+                return response()->json(['message' => $validationError], 422);
+            }
+
             $handle = fopen($path, 'r');
 
             fgetcsv($handle);
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Fr24Import.vue b/resources/js/Pages/Fr24Import.vue
index 2960255..eb09bc1 100644
--- a/resources/js/Pages/Fr24Import.vue
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Fr24Import.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import MainLayout from "@/Layouts/MainLayout.vue";
 import GlassBox from "@/Components/FlightsGoneBy/GlassBox.vue";
 import { Head } from "@inertiajs/vue3";
-import { ref } from "vue";
+import { ref, computed} from "vue";
 import {VFileInput} from "vuetify/components";
 import {getCsrfToken} from "@/utils/helpers";
 
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ const errors = ref<string[]>([]);
 const fileInput = ref<InstanceType<typeof VFileInput> | null>(null);
 const selectedFile = ref<File | null>(null);
 
+const blurb = computed(() => {
+    if (status.value === 'success') {
+        return `Successfully imported ${importedCount} flight${importedCount.value !== 1 ? 's' : ''}. You will just need to reconcile some mismatched airlines and airports.`;
+    }
+    return 'Import a CSV export from MyFlightRadar24. You will then be guided to reconcile any data mismatches.';
+});
+
 async function onFileChange(e: Event) {
     const input = e.target as HTMLInputElement;
     const file = input.files?.[0];
@@ -57,8 +64,7 @@ async function onFileChange(e: Event) {
 
 <template>
     <Head title="Import" />
-    <GlassBox style="display: flex;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;">
-        <h2>Import Your Flights</h2>
+    <GlassBox title="Import Your Flights">
         <p v-if="status !== 'success'">
             Import a CSV export from MyFlightRadar24. You will then be guided
             to reconcile any data mismatches.
@@ -66,7 +72,6 @@ async function onFileChange(e: Event) {
         <p v-else-if="status === 'success'" type="success" >
             Successfully imported {{ importedCount }} flight{{ importedCount !== 1 ? 's' : '' }}. You will just need to reconcile some mismatched airlines and airports.
         </p>
-        <div style="flex:0;width: 100%;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;gap:2em;">
             <v-file-input
                 style="flex:0;width:100%"
                 prepend-icon=""
@@ -83,14 +88,11 @@ async function onFileChange(e: Event) {
                 <span>Importing your flights…</span>
             </div>
 
-
-
             <v-alert closable v-if="status === 'error'" type="error">
                 <div v-for="(err, i) in errors" :key="i">{{ err }}</div>
             </v-alert>
 
-            <v-btn :href="route('reconcile')" v-if="status === 'success'" variant="tonal" size="x-large" block >Reconcile Your Data</v-btn>
-        </div>
+            <v-btn :href="route('reconcile')" v-if="status === 'success'" size="x-large" block >Reconcile Your Data</v-btn>
     </GlassBox>
 </template>
 <style scoped>