Best Days To Buy Plane Tickets Are Saturday And Sunday, Study Finds

So this is good news for everyone!  There’s a new study out that says that the best time to buy airline tickets is on the weekends. According to this article posted recently by Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/23/best-days-buy-plane-tickets_n_3328463.html)  if you book travel on a Saturday or Sunday you can save around 5% on the price of your ticket.  Hey, every little bit counts, right!?   

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Best Days To Buy Plane Tickets Are Saturday And Sunday, Study Finds

Huffington Post  |  By Alexandra Schuster

Posted: 05/23/2013 6:02 pm EDT  |  Updated: 05/23/2013 6:02 pm EDT

While it may be too late to book your Memorial Day weekend travel, it's always good to know how to travel on a smart budget. According to a recent study conducted by a Texas A&M University professor, weekends are the best time to buy airfare as prices drop nearly 5 percent.

Additionally, the study notes that such discounts are greatest for routes that include both business and leisure, but not leisure exclusively. Professor Steven Puller, author of the study, explains, "Take a route that serves both business and leisure travelers. If the business travelers primarily purchase tickets on weekdays, then the typical traveler buying on the weekend is more likely to be a price-sensitive leisure traveler than a business traveler. There is an incentive for the airlines to lower fares on the weekends to try to entice the price-sensitive leisure traveler to buy a ticket."

Although the study only took into consideration round-trip flights with nonstop service excluding those around Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Years, it nonetheless gives travelers a heads up on how to save a buck or two.

So as summer is fast approaching, it might not be a bad idea to keep this in mind for those long-awaited weekend travel plans.