when do airfares drop in price
In other words, a trip that costs $629 if you leave tomorrow could cost just $206 if you depart at the end of August. Whoa. It's normal for flight prices to drop during the August Deal Zone, a period starting around Aug. 20-25 when airlines often slash fares 15 to 20 percent, airfare expert Rick Seaney told USA Today.
If fact, October is the best time to find the cheapest airfare for holiday travel. The travel website Kayak crunched last year's numbers and found that Thanksgiving airfares jumped 17 percent after October. Christmas and New Year's Eve fares went up 51 percent and 25 percent, respectively.
Tuesday Drop. Travel expert Rick Seaney claims that the best time to buy airline tickets is Tuesday at 3 p.m. Eastern time. If an airline decides to have a fare sale, it will post it on Monday night, releasing the tickets first thing on Tuesday morning.