How can you save on flights on Black Friday?
Experts of the international metasearch engine momondo studied economy-class round-trip flights from Russia to different countries, which were made in 2017 (requests dated November 24, 2017).
According to the analysis of search data for the past year, the lowest bar average cost of air tickets departing from Russia reaches on Black Friday by 18.00 Moscow time. While almost at the start of sales, starting from 03:00 hours, the cost of flights is kept at the highest level.” According to experts, cheaper tickets should be searched not only in the evening, but in the midst of the working day - at 11.00 hours.
Some users are looking forward to "Black Friday" for maximum savings on the planning of the next tour, but "search data show that the average prices for flights on this day are only 9% lower than the annual average."
Specialists of the service advise to monitor seasonal sales and follow the elementary rules of search and selection of the day for the flight. Following these rules can lead to great savings.
Employees at the company say that while the average ticket savings on the day of the biggest sales are only 9 percent, some popular routes show price declines. The biggest discounts can be expected for flights to Ho Chi Minh City (based on information from 2017). On Black Friday, the price tag for the direction fell by more than a third compared to the annual average (-34.8%). Next in the top of cheaper cities is Lisbon (-31.9%), London closes the top three (-31.5%).