When to Purchase Airline Tickets August 8, 2006
Great tip from SeekingAlpha on the best time to purchase airline tickets:
What’s the absolute best time to purchase a ticket directly from the airlines? Turns out it’s Wednesday from midnight to 1a.m. in the time zone of the airline’s “home base.” (For instance, Delta is headquartered in Utah and United currently calls Chicago home.)
Why? That’s when the computer systems of most airlines get rid of the reserved but unbooked lower fare reservations. Most of us at one time or another have booked a reservation, then let it go without purchase. Snap-up these discounted fares right after this happens and you’re likely to get a significant discount.
I like using Kayak.com to search for airfare since they consolidate airline searches from one website. Thanks SeekingAlpha!
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- Author : Kyle
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That is great information. Too bad I already bought tickets for New York about a month ago. But it is good news for upcoming trips we will be taking. My wife will be interested to know this as she is the one that likes to roam the various airline websites. I wonder why all the airlines let go of these reservations at the same time?
Interesting post. Whenever I book I’ve always used orbitz.com however I just saw some new commercials for kayak.com… I think next time I book I will look at booking on orbitz during that time frame.
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