Transatlantic Flight Tickets

travellerboy

Is there a particular day of the week that flights are cheaper, or not?

jpsartre

Even if there was it won't apply in all cases so if you're flexible you'll be better off checking several days yourself. Many airlines will show prices on several days before and after the day you are searching for so it's pretty easy.

Alan_Bowen

To the US there is usually a weekend supplement for flights Fri-Sun of £30 return. For the rest of the week, it is simply a question of supply and demand. It depends where you are flying and when in the year, New York tends to be expensive on Mondays because of business travellers but not during school holidays when different rules apply. Las Vegas tends to be the most expensive destination because of high demand and limited direct flights, if you want to travel to Florida during school holidays, you will pay through the nose almost any day of the week!

Teahfc

I fly once a month to East Coast USA, I find Tuesday and Thursday best for prices on Virgin who I normally travel with, I book 12 weeks ahead +/- .

PeacefulWaters

General rule is that midweek is cheaper, especially if there's a weekend between departure and return.

Skyscanner whole month is your friend, but book direct with the airline.

Price up flights and hotel together too. You might be surprised in a pleasant way.

Doshwaster

PeacefulWaters wrote: »

General rule is that midweek is cheaper, especially if there's a weekend between departure and return.

Skyscanner whole month is your friend, but book direct with the airline.

Price up flights and hotel together too. You might be surprised in a pleasant way.

Yes, flights with a Saturday night stopover are usually significantly cheaper than ones without one so they can make more money from the business market. When I fly to the US for work I always fly out on a Saturday but most people going to meetings prefer to fly on a Sunday afternoon or Monday. Even adding an extra night's hotel plus expenses still makes the trip cheaper. I tell my boss I'm saving the company money and get a day to myself in the US.

As with hotels, it can often make a big difference to include a hire car with the flight even if you have no intention of picking it up.

Obviously_the_best

Just use the https://www.skyscanner.net whole month feature. it shows you a graph of flight prices across a month, then you click the days you want.

travellerboy

PeacefulWaters wrote: »

Skyscanner whole month is your friend, but book direct with the airline.

Just checked netflights.com, their price was £55 cheaper per person than Delta for the same flight. Booking direct with the Airline is always more expensive when ever I have compared.

jpsartre

Your choice whether it's worth £55, just be aware that if there's an issue with your booking that needs to be resolved you won't be able to deal with Delta directly but will need to go through Netflights.

travellerboy

jpsartre wrote: »

Your choice whether it's worth £55, just be aware that if there's an issue with your booking that needs to be resolved you won't be able to deal with Delta directly but will need to go through Netflights.

Thanks for the heads up, really helpful !

Doshwaster

jpsartre wrote: »

Your choice whether it's worth £55, just be aware that if there's an issue with your booking that needs to be resolved you won't be able to deal with Delta directly but will need to go through Netflights.

I almost always book direct with the airline. The only exception is where I've got a flight+hotel deal through an agent that I trust such as Expedia. There's no way that I'd book through a bucket shop that I hadn't heard of.

Also if you are looking at these third party bookers just be careful with the T&Cs. You will often find that you get better change fees and restrictions when booking direct.