The Best Day of the Week To Book a Flight From Southwest Florida
I’ve been told so many times that there’s a best day of the week to book a flight. To fly out of Southwest Florida International in Fort Myers, the usual story is Monday or Tuesday, but I’ve also been told Wednesday. But I’m always told to “never book a flight on a weekend.” It turns out, that all of those answers are correct, to some degree. Which airline you book determines the answer.
A new study by Upgraded Points answers the question. “Long held to be a myth, it turns out that there actually is a best day to book a flight if you want to save money,” said Keri Stooksbury, editor-in-chief of Upgraded Points. Many airlines were compared in this study, but let’s narrow the data down and focus on just the carriers that fly out of Fort Myers, Florida.
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When Is The Best Day Of The Week To Book A Flight?
On average the study shows that Monday and Tuesday are the best days to book a flight. But each carrier is different.
- American Airlines: There’s no real ‘big deal day’, although flights on American tend to be slightly cheaper on Friday.
- United: Although their fares do tend to book midweek, Sunday looks to be the best day to book United.
- Delta: When you go with Delta, you’ll likely want to book on a Thursday. But don’t wait, their highest prices occur on Friday.
- Jet Blue: Monday and Tuesday seems to be best for Jet Blue with some deals on Sunday as well. If you wait and book on Friday, your price can jump $50.
- Spirit: Already a lower cost airline it appears that booking on Monday can save you even more.
- Frontier: Tuesday is your best day to book Frontier, with a big jump in price on Wednesday.
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More tips.
Regardless of what day you book on, you should always plan ahead. All flight costs in this data reflect booking a flight 3 to 4 weeks in advance.
Although a major carrier out of RSW here in Fort Myers, they were not left out intentionally: Southwest Airlines was excluded from the ‘best day of the week to book a flight’ study because their flight data is not published on Google Flights. Southwest frequently runs sales you should watch for. I’m told those usually happen on Tuesdays.