Updated: 3:18 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 | Posted: 2:56 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009
PITTSBURGH —
Experts said Tuesdays are the best days for bargain hunters. Airlines are floating more short-term sales, trying to get passengers back in the sky.
"They actually file a whole bunch of new, cheaper airfares on Monday," said Rick Seaney of Farecompare.com. "Then you see a whole flurry of activity as everybody starts to match on Monday afternoon and Tuesday and then Friday, they just rip them out of the system."
For example, a recent ticket from Dallas to Boston cost $407 on a Tuesday, but was $536 by Saturday.