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Update: I saved $340 on a Lisbon trip by booking the flight on a Tuesday, not because of some magic day, but because I checked the seat map first
I kept reading that Tuesday is the cheapest day to book flights, which is not true in my case. What actually worked was waiting until 5 weeks out, then looking at the seat map. If a plane is mostly empty, that airline drops the price to fill seats, and I caught a $410 round trip from Boston to Lisbon down from $750. I watched that same route for 11 days straight at the same time each morning and the drop only showed up on a random Thursday around 6am. The Tuesday trick is really just about when airlines load sales, not some special cheap day. I also set a Google Flights alert and got an email at 4am, which is how I actually caught it. Has anyone else noticed the price moves when the seat map looks empty, or am I reading too much into it?
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james_campbell123d ago
Waited 11 days at the same time every morning and the price drop showed up on a random Thursday at 6am? That is wild and honestly a little painful to read, because I would have given up after day 4 or 5 for sure. Did the Google Flights alert email at 4am actually wake you up, or did you just see it later that morning and book it then?
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