Cheapest time to buy tickets (for U.S. members)

[yermanee]

Found following article which is self-explanetory : https://www.yahoo.com/travel/when-to-buy-the-cheapest-airline-tickets-100852370072.html

Good luck

Yermanee

[craigt3365]

Excellent article! I just put it in the pinned Airline Info thread. Love the graph with the analysis of the best time to buy a ticket. Very interesting. These things change all the time!!!

[dinger]

There was an article a month or so back that said there was no best day to purchase, so go figure

[phuketrichard]

using kayak u can see different prices for 3 days before and 3 after any date

NOTE: always make sure u clear ur cookies before a new search!!!

[craigt3365]

using kayak u can see different prices for 3 days before and 3 after any date

NOTE: always make sure u clear ur cookies before a new search!!!

I keep forgetting to do the latter. It makes a HUGE difference!!

[NanLaew]

You has to toss your cookies before doing each search?

Really?

[craigt3365]

You has to toss your cookies before doing each search?

Really?

It a theory. Do a google search on this:

why clear cookies when searching for airline fares

Lots of interesting articles. I've tried it and did see fares reduced. I don't think it matters with LCCs like AA and NOK, but definitely for the big boys.

[californiabeachboy]

An interesting article. I have flown CX from California to Bkk about 10 times in the last 4 years, and what I have noticed is that the prices do not change much from 2 months out to 6 months out (although they may change a bit from day to day, as the article suggests).

But what does change is the quality of the connections/layovers. Once you get within about 2 months of departure, you might end up with an 8 hour layover in LAX after a 16 hour flight from Bkk!

[l3fty]

Great! Thanks for the article.

[Gonsalviz]

There was an article a month or so back that said there was no best day to purchase, so go figure

I just read an article that said Tuesday used t be the day but now it is SUnday.

Edit: I guess this is the article.

Edited October 28, 2014 by Gonsalviz

[Gonsalviz]

An interesting article. I have flown CX from California to Bkk about 10 times in the last 4 years, and what I have noticed is that the prices do not change much from 2 months out to 6 months out (although they may change a bit from day to day, as the article suggests).

But what does change is the quality of the connections/layovers. Once you get within about 2 months of departure, you might end up with an 8 hour layover in LAX after a 16 hour flight from Bkk!

Why I always book them separately. If I can't get a short layover, I'll book a long one so I can get some sleep.