1. Which day to fly / Which Day to Buy: Cheap flights or lowest fares are usually available for flying on, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. As to when is the best time to book? That would also be Tuesdays or Wednesdays, because that’s when airlines launch their new fares for the week.

2. Buy in Advance: You want to buy at least 7 -14 days in advance, any less and you’ll be paying a high price. But, sometimes airlines offer great [tag]last minute deals[/tag], so be sure to check out, lastminutedeals.com. If the airlines have some unsold seats, they’ll sell those with great discounts at the last minute; they’d rather earn some revenue than fly with those empty seats. You can typically find last minute deals up to 3 days before the travel.

3. Free Newsletter: You can also sign up for free newsletter or email alerts from the airline website or any travel website that will inform you of such last minute and other great deals, right in your inbox.

4. Great Sites: Other than Travelocity, Expedia, Orbitz here are some other great sites. Kayak shows you the most recent best fares its users received, for your travel date, plus all other days, right on the calendar. This way you get a quick picture, which is very user friendly. Yapta: tracks drop in price, and advises on how to get a refund on the difference when that happens. Farecast: tells you whether a fare might go up or down, and whether you should buy now, or wait to book. Trax: tracks all the cheapest airline ticket  from 200 plus travel sites, and lists it all on the first page.

 5. Smaller Airport: If there is a smaller airport in the vicinity of where you live, check fares from there. Sometimes it can be worth driving that extra 1 hour to save a couple of hundred dollars. For example, you can use Birmingham airport if you live in Atlanta.

6. Only Need One Way?: Usually it’s even cheaper to buy a roundtrip ticket, rather than one way, so even if you only need one way, always most certainly check on the roundtrip. However with international travel, most countries will require you to have roundtrip tickets, for them to allow you into their country or even receive the visa.

7. Saturday: Saturday overnight stay used to be important in getting a good price, but it’s becoming less important. When you do searches with and without a Saturday night stay you won’t find much of a difference. For international travel, there is usually a minimum days of stay required.

8. Be Flexible: If you have some extra time on your hands, call the airlines and ask for what their L or K fare is. Each flight has a certain number of seats assigned to those fares, which are the lowest. You can also ask what the restrictions are: any [tag]blackout dates[/tag], overnight stay etc. If you can book following the restrictions, and under the L or K fare, you’ll get a great deal.

What are some of the ways you save money on plane tickets?

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