Despite inflation, French holiday cravings remain strong. Air traffic should also continue to catch up compared to 2019, especially as fuel shortages could encourage some consumers to trade their cars for planes.
But how to avoid an excessively high bill when the prices of airline tickets are constantly increasing?
If on average these increases have been strong since the beginning of the year (+20%), the prices of the All Saints’ Day parties are still 42% lower than those of this summer, underlines the Kayak comparator.
The platform “highlights that the week of October 10 to 16 is the most affordable autumn period for flights to national and European destinations.”
In long-haul, it is Sydney (Australia), Manila (Philippines) and Agadir in Morocco that benefit from the most significant price reductions compared to 2021 for round-trip flights with respectively -47%, -29% and – fifteen%.
Always according to Kayak, for short and medium haul, Girona (Spain), Zadar (Croatia) and Genoa (Italy) show the greatest drops with -37%, -30% and -25% in one year.
If you are already thinking about the Christmas holidays, the American Expedia has some tips to save money.
• Book your flights on Sunday
By choosing this day, “travelers save on average around 25% on their domestic flights compared to a Saturday booking and around 10% on their international flights compared to a Friday booking,” says the platform. Bookings.
• Book your domestic flights three months in advance
Domestic rates tend to increase 33 days before departure. Thus, the ideal is to book between 70 and 90 days (12 weeks) in advance to take advantage of an average 30% savings, adds Expedia.
• Book your international flights two months in advance
The American site specifies that prices for international flights begin to increase 50 days before departure. Therefore, the advice is to book between 70 and 78 days in advance to take advantage of 10% savings on average.
• Departure before 15:00 to reduce the risk of cancellation
Interestingly, Expedia notes that based on flight tracking data for the past 12 months, departures before 3:00 p.m. (3:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) experience 60% fewer cancellations than departures earlier than the end of the day.
• Depart Friday to save 10% on average
The most expensive days are Sunday for domestic flights and Monday for international flights, the site adds. Therefore, it is preferable to avoid outings on these days.
Source: BFM TV
