August 29, 2016: The New York Times travel folks have some tips on how to save on airfares — but buyer beware, the airlines have no consistency in how they manage their reservation systems with airfare deals. Here’s a couple of tips: try and avoid booking multiple airfares at one time, chances are you’ll pay a higher fare for doing this. Flying domestic on Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday usually gets you the lowest fare. Flying trans Atlantic, Monday thru Thursday is less expensive. Monday’s at 3:00 pm (eastern time) is when one airline might start a fare sale — others, as well as the online booking sites, come online with matching fares in the next 24 hours. And don’t expect many, if any, last minute deals during holiday times — captive audience and markets. Shop around — sometimes airline sites do offer the best price.
