{"id":35962,"date":"2017-07-21T07:12:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T07:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=35962"},"modified":"2017-07-21T07:12:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T07:12:11","slug":"the-magic-date-when-summer-airfares-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/lifestyle\/the-magic-date-when-summer-airfares-fall.html","title":{"rendered":"The magic date when summer airfares fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The magic date when summer airfares fall<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The magic date when summer airfares fall:-If you\u2019ve been staying home to avoid peak summer prices, start packing; the cheapest dates for summer fares are just a few weeks away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The magic dates<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Aug. 22 is when average U.S. domestic fares get cheaper; Aug. 21 is when average trans-Atlantic ticket prices will drop. In effect, these dates are the start of the air travel industry\u2019s fall season: When children go back to school, demand takes a dive which prompts the airlines to lower their fares. Fall is cheap and, where airfares are concerned, fall arrives in August.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">How much you can save<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">This varies quite a bit depending on departure and destination cities, and whether routes are non-stops or connections, but generally you can save an average of 11% to 20% over summer ticket prices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Here are some examples of round-trip fares found July 13. The departure\/return dates for the summer fares are Aug. 8-15 while the fall fares are for Aug. 22-29 itineraries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Seattle-Dallas<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Summer: $294<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Fall: $277<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Chicago-Orlando<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Summer: $181<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Fall: $158<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Los Angeles-New York<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Summer: $647<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Fall: $399<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">New York-Paris<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Summer: $680<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Fall: $470<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Best days of the week to fly in August and beyond<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Aug. 22 falls on a Tuesday, generally one of the cheapest days for domestic flights (along with Wednesday and Saturday). The cheap day for international flights, Aug. 21, falls on a Monday and weekdays are generally cheaper than weekends for flying to Europe (but not always, so be sure to compare fares for different days).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">As always, airfares change without notice so prices shown here may have gone up (or down) in the past few days but generally you can find better deals by flying in late August and beyond (well, up until Thanksgiving anyway).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Source:-https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/travel\/columnist\/seaney\/2017\/07\/18\/summer-airfare\/484658001\/<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/lifestyle\/the-magic-date-when-summer-airfares-fall.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The magic date when summer airfares fall The magic date when summer airfares fall:-If you\u2019ve been staying home to avoid peak summer prices, start packing; the cheapest dates for summer fares are just a few weeks away. 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