With thousands expected to book their 2019 trips, Skyscanner have revealed the best way to save money on flights.
Data on flight prices and bookings show the best way to uncover new flight tips to save travellers money is by flying out of the UK on a Friday and booking flights on a Sunday.
According to the data are also a host of destinations which have seen average flight prices drop by up to 28%.
For travellers looking to travel to long haul destinations such as sunny California could save 11% off of average flight prices, whereas those looking for sunnier climes closer to home could again save 11% on average flight prices to Malta.
Lisa Tyndall, Senior Growth Manager at Skyscanner comments: “With the busiest month for flight bookings underway we wanted to crunch our latest data to uncover flight insights that could help travellers find the best deals in 2019. There is evidence that suggests Friday is the cheapest day of the week for travellers to fly out of the UK and Sunday is the most expensive day to fly out of the UK.
"Switching their flight departure date from a Sunday to a Friday could save travellers 21%. Travellers should also consider flying out of a different airport nearby to save money.
Over the last four years, Skyscanner flight data has shown that the cheapest day of the week to fly out of the UK is a Friday, with Sunday being the most expensive.
Based on average flight prices, travellers could save an impressive 21% by switching from a Sunday departure day to a Friday departure day.
Traveller’s may also find it’s significantly cheaper to travel a day before or a day after their original departure dates. It also pays to use Skyscanner’s Month View search tool to find the cheapest flights for their destination
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