If you can purchase airline tickets 1 to 5 months before the day you will travel or before their departure date, you will get discounts for that ticket. During the holidays, most low-priced fares are bought by travelers as soon as they become available. You will be on the better side if you buy your tickets 30 days before the day you will travel. Not only will get a reduction in price but you would also get a chance to get the best seats. Bear in mind that during the holiday seasons like Christmas and New Year, the prices of tickets usually increase due to the rush and demand but if you book your ticket 15 days or 30 days before Christmas, you won’t pay the same price with someone that booked for his 3 days before their flight will depart.

 

Traveling during weekends is more expensive than flying during weekdays. If you can keep to weekdays travel and avoid weekend travel you will save more money on flights. It’s better to make your journey within Mondays to Wednesdays, at most Thursdays, to avoid traffic congestion and as well get cheap fares. Most people have missed their flights due to they were caught up in traffic, especially on weekends. If you can leave during the afternoon time and avoid the rush during the evening periods, it will save your money and also help you stay ahead of time thereby avoiding stress and other uncertainties. Have this at the back of your mind whenever you plan to travel.

 

If there is a way you can avoid traveling during peak periods of the year, then there is need to comply with it. During peak seasons, most airlines normally increase the price of their tickets. My advice would be to travel early during peak seasons and return later. That way, you will save money when leaving and also save money when returning.

 

Some flight companies charge according to the length of time you will stay when you travel. This is for those who book both

departure and return tickets. If the gap between the depart time and return time is much, let’s say 1 month or more, you are likely to get discounts for that ticket. Somehow, the more you stay, the less you pay, bear in mind that it has limit, as in the maximum number of stay, so don’t take it that if you stay for 1 year you will get even lesser fare, that’s not the case. You get a reduction in price when your stay lasts for at least a week and you return within 90 days.

 

Get discount when you fly through connecting flights. Most people think that direct flights cost less, to be frank; that’s false. I have saved up to $1200 just by traveling through connecting flights. Think of what it will buy you this recession period and see the need to try it. Though it has its own disadvantages but I tell you, it worth it. It suits those that don’t have much baggage, have no agenda waiting for them and have spare time to exhaust. Considering all of this, it depends on you to decide whether it’s the money you want or the time wasted on connecting flights.

 

Go for the senior citizen discount. A senior citizen is an old or retired person. Ask to know if senior citizen discounts for flights is obtainable from the airline you wish to travel with. If you are traveling with a senior citizen or you are a senior citizen, it’s possible for you to get a reduction in price of the normal price for the airfare ticket you want to book.

 

Enquire for flights on Wednesdays: contact the airline you wish to travel with or some other airline of your choice on Wednesdays, mostly at 12:00 am, for enquiry. This is the time most airlines make their new flight dates and fares public which is made available for booking. This is the best period to get hold of cheap tickets if you purchase them as soon as they become available.

 

Online booking: instead of coming to your travel agent to enquire about airfare or seats, it’s much better to check online to see their price list. Sometimes, prices published online by travel agents are not cheap. It’s still necessary to enquire more in order to get the actual price. It’s not always possible to see schedule for flights that are more than 6 months online, so its better you check properly with a travel manual to be rest assured that what you are paying for is the actual price.

 

I hope you’ve learned one or more ways to use get cheap airline tickets when booking for your travel. You can learn even more money-saving ways to get cheap online tickets at My Cheap Airfare Travel Secrets