Do flight prices go down at night

As a travel editor, one of the questions I get asked the most when friends or family are booking flights is: If I wait, will the price go up or down?

The answer depends on when you’re looking and booking.

Airline tickets typically go on sale up to a year before the departure date, so that’s when the pricing roller coaster begins. The best time to book a domestic flight tends to be between one to three months prior to departure.

For international flights, the best time to book is two to eight months out.

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However, many factors can lead to an increase (or decrease) in the price of an airline ticket.

“Airline pricing models are complex,” explains Mark Crossey, U.S. travel expert with flight-tracking and booking tool Skyscanner.

The strongest determinant for airfares, says Crossey, is demand.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, airfares were dramatically affected by the severe drop in demand, which resulted in an equally severe drop in prices. In the aftermath of the pandemic, however, travel rebounded with a vengeance, and that hug

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