2006-07-11 17:59:26 · 6 answers · asked by Allison 3 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
It depends on the route being traveled. If it is a a heavy business travel route, like New York to Chicago, weekday fares are not going to automatically be less. If it's a leisure market, like Boston to Orlando, FL, weekend fares are likely to be just as pricey as mid-week or higher.
All of that being said, on most airlines (notable exceptions being JetBlue and Southwest) a yield management system reprices all seats for all flights several times per day. So the trick is to book when the system thinks the flight is undersold and the deep discount economy fares are available. This could be a month before the flight, or a few days, and many points in between. If you check out farecompare.com, you'll be able to look at historical fares for your route and you'll know what a good deal is. Keep checking fares until you get close to that price, and lock it in. Have a good trip!
2006-07-12 15:15:23 · answer #1 · answered by pismocrab 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Sometimes flying on Saturday is cheapest.
2006-07-11 18:16:43 · answer #2 · answered by JB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just avoid Friday - Sunday... they tend to be more expensive days for flights.
2006-07-11 18:02:50 · answer #3 · answered by TravelOn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tues-Thurs.
2006-07-11 18:03:05 · answer #4 · answered by Tygirljojo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends but usually tues and thursday....and usually they lower the fares on thursday....and raise them back up friday....
2006-07-11 18:04:29 · answer #5 · answered by Jack Kerouac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
middle of the week...
2006-07-11 18:02:17 · answer #6 · answered by Ryan R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋