Researchers peer into the black box of airline pricing and find some surprises
Buy your ticket on a Tuesday. Search in your browser's incognito mode. Use a VPN to pretend you live in Suriname.
The system that she found, which is representative of airlines around the world, was strikingly at odds with what many economists would expect—and most consumers assume.
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@Nonog @MaryAustinBooks The only helpful part is at the end: prices increase significantly 21, 14, and 7 days before the flight. So buy at least 22 days before the flight for the lowest prices.
My advice is simpler: don’t fly. Jet travel is contributing significantly to climate change. I know this solution is unacceptable to many. Which is part of the reason why we have climate change.
@bhawthorne @MaryAustinBooks Bicycling to America takes just too goldarn long.
Sorry. There's not much to help the average rube in this article.