Do you book midweek or weekend airline tickets?

I am finally going to get a countdown soon! Hurray! :D

I am trying to go through all the insane airfare prices & make a decision. As we all know midweek travel is a lot cheaper. For me I can save about $170 per ticket to travel midweek. I'm trying to decide whether its worth the extra $340 total to get to extra 1-2 days but cover two weekends. The cheapest days for me to book are Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

I'm curious...what do y'all do? Book midweek to get the best fares or spend the extra to get more time?

We book mid-week for the better fare and the less crowded airports.

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Originally Posted by jx2

We book mid-week for the better fare and the less crowded airports.

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^^^^agree!!!We book for Mondays and fly out on Thursday.Weekend flights are VERY high.I guess thats why you see alot of people (including us) go on 10 day getaways.-Bless!

The least expensive day of the week to fly is Tuesday. The most expensive day to fly is Sunday, followed closely by Friday. For my business travels I do not have a choice what day of the week to fly - I can only hope my schedule permits me to fly on a Tuesday (or a Wednesday) and NOT on a Sunday. When I book my Jamaica trips I try to book for Tuesdays as well - even using FF miles we have a better shot of getting that mileage seat on that day of the week as opposed to a Sunday.

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Originally Posted by rastagirl777

The least expensive day of the week to fly is Tuesday. The most expensive day to fly is Sunday, followed closely by Friday. For my business travels I do not have a choice what day of the week to fly - I can only hope my schedule permits me to fly on a Tuesday (or a Wednesday) and NOT on a Sunday. When I book my Jamaica trips I try to book for Tuesdays as well - even using FF miles we have a better shot of getting that mileage seat on that day of the week as opposed to a Sunday.

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This is not true for every scenario. We do a lot of searching for our flights and what you say is generally true, but it all depends on the week/ month/ season and airports you are travelling to and from. Many times we can find better airfare on days other than Tuesday.

Sometimes I find better airfare on Wednesday, too. Try to do a search using variable dates and see which is cheaper. We mostly go during the week.

I ALWAYS do mid-week.. This trip I'm doing Wednesday to Wednesday... Mid-week always seems to be cheaper. From Chicago round-trip $378 includes tax.

For Direct flights you sometimes don't have the choice. Hubbie says no more stop-overs. From Montreal we have direct flights with Air Canada on Saturdays and Wednesdays during the busier season. West Jet now have direct flights on Fridays and Mondays. Still have to watch for the seat sales though as flying direct will most times cost us more than flying to Toronto and then to Montego Bay. I booked my tickets shortly after coming back in Feb for next January. We needed 6 seats going down. Price was approx $ 635 ea, we could probably have saved at least $ 50 to $ 75 ea if I waited and went via Toronto on a Tues - Wed or Thurs. We are flying West Jet this time around and I like the fact we get in earlier than the AC flights.

Wow....those are some high airfares. Atlanta being a big airport hub I can get nonstop for the same price......about $330 including taxes midweek.

Monday !

Mr.Twister I am So jealous of that fare. Mine is 3 times that. As far as booking I always used to fly on Tuesday or Wednesday however recently on nearly all of my itineraries on the various flexible schedule sites flying out Sat. is now cheapest. I'm sure that is not for all but that is now mine.

I made the mistake of flying on a Friday once because the price was good, but by the time we cleared customs and got on the road it was rush hour in Montego Bay.
I vowed NEVER to do THAT again.

I always go down and come back up on a Tuesday or Wednesday now.

Mr. Twister, which airline are you getting those rates and when???

Just booked Delta out of LAX on a Tuesday with a return on Thursday, leaving at the end of Sept. $569ea with exit row seating from LAX-ATL as well as ATL-LAX. I have seen nothing short of $600 lately for a decent flight, around 10 hours each way. Delta also does not charge baggage fees for up to two checked bags each. I hate ATL, having been delayed on most flights out of there. However my other option for a shorter flight was Miami, and I have heard nothing but bad news about Miami. I'm going to wish for the best on this booking.