Best Day of Week to Purchase Airline Tickets

[grammagail]

Is there a better day of the week to purchase airline tickets? I've been checking some flights lately and over the past 3 days - the prices have changed like every day (Spirit Airline). So I was wondering if there was a "better" day when the rates were genuinely lower?

 

[Conkozan]

I usually find the best air mid-week. Don't know why!

 

[simzac]

The best day of the week to purchase airline tickets is the day you have enough cash to pay for the tickets you want and need.

 

[PURTYPAT1]

I WAS TOLD THERE ARE ALWAYS ONE OR TWO CHEAP SEATS EARLY IN THE MORNING HERE IS THE POST FOR DELTA

I believe that Delta allocates a limited number of low priced seats each day. If booking online, try early and start with 1 reservation and work your way up until you see the price change. Meaning, if there are 4 of you flying don't put 4 in right away because it will lock you into the higher price! Try 1, then 2 etc. If the price changes after 2, then make the reservation for 2 and try again the next day, etc. for the other passengers. It sounds like a lot of work but it really isn't and the delta.com site is easy to navigate.

 

[spereira]

I was a travel agent for 8 years and there really is no better day or time of day to purchase tickets. Specials come out at all times morning, noon and night. From what I have noticed with Southwest is they usually put their deals out in the morning about 90 % of the time but they do not pull them, they usually keep the deal out until those seats are sold. Fares can change many, many times a day within minutes. There is absolutely no pattern to it.
I also agree with the booking tickets 2 at a time, don't book all 4 at once.