September Airline Tickets to Be Lowest for 2017 Remainder

Skyscanner data shows a downward trend in domestic flight prices before October increase

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Sep 19, 2017, 08:00 ET

MIAMI, Sept. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Skyscanner, the global travel search engine, continues to help travelers uncover the best time to book for fall travel and is forecasting a downward trend in domestic airline ticket prices for the last two weeks of September. After analyzing 2016 flight pricing data, Skyscanner reports show that travelers can anticipate saving a potential savings of 22 percent if they book domestic airline tickets before the end of this month. As October rolls in, airfare prices are predicted to increase and then plateau through to the middle of December, with the last two weeks of 2017 seeing an 8 percent jump in ticket prices.

"This moment of price savings in domestic air travel makes it a great time to plan a getaway for the Fall season, or to purchase your tickets for the holidays," said Randi Wolfson, Head of Communications for the Americas, Skyscanner. "With a heavy travel season upon us, uncovering this window of opportunity will help travelers save as they head into a traditionally expensive time of year."

Skyscanner makes it easy for travelers to take advantage of this pricing trend, with its Daily Flight Deals tools, which highlights the best cost-saving flights around the country, as well as for international destinations. Skyscanner Flight deals identified through this tool often reach up over 50 percent in savings.

In addition to using the Skyscanner Daily Flight Deals tool to find flight deals, you can also use these Skyscanner hacks to help find the best flight deals:

Enter "Everywhere" as the destination when searching Skyscanner, and results will reflect destinations organized by best price.
Use Skyscanner's flight comparison Map to visually compare flight deals.
After entering in a specific destination, input United States as the departure to see if alternative airports or nearby cities can offer better ticket pricing.
Check the nearby airports box to expand airport choices in the departure and/or arrival area.

About Skyscanner
Skyscanner is a leading global travel search company providing free search of flights, hotels and car rental. Founded in 2003 Skyscanner helps to meet the travel planning needs of over 60 million people each month. Skyscanner is available in over 30 languages. Skyscanner's highly-rated free mobile app has been downloaded over 60 million times. The privately-owned company employs over 900 staff and has ten global offices in Edinburgh, Singapore, Beijing, Shenzhen, Miami, Barcelona, Glasgow, Sofia, Budapest and London. For more information, please visit http://www.skyscanner.com and our news site.