Get ready for Cyber Monday to snag airline deals

Get ready for Cyber
Monday to snag airline
deals
Looking for a cheap flight? Cyber
Monday is the time to score some
deals.
According to the airfare search engine
Hopper.com , the airlines will launch
major airfare sales starting on the
morning of Cyber Monday, if not
sooner.
“We’re anticipating a record amount of
airfare deals starting Cyber Monday
and continuing through the week
before the holiday, based on the fact
that this fall (and September in
particular) was the busiest time we’ve
ever seen for domestic flash sales,”
the site announced. “We’re predicting
that this Cyber Monday will kick off a
record month for fare sales.”
Deals usually begin launching at 9:00
a.m. ET and continue into the evening
for trips several months in advance.
Denver, Chicago and Atlanta as the
best origins to find a sale, according to
Hopper. Almost 80 percent of the flash
sales are posted by major carriers
like United Airlines or Delta, with low
cost carriers accounting for about 20
percent.
Looking for a deal to a warm-weather
location? Las Vegas, Atlanta, and
Orlando are in the top five destinations
with frequent airline sales.
International destinations with the
most number of deals are San Jose,
Costa Rica, San Salvador, El Salvador,
and Cancun, Mexico.
If you are interested in a specific
route, use a tool like Kayak or the
Hopper app to set an alert. When the
price drops, they will automatically
notify you.
To find sales quickly, sign up for
newsletters from airlines that service
your airport — for example, Denver-
based Frontier sends email alerts
when they offer sales.
But make sure you check to see what
fees apply--which could very well
cancel out any supposed bargain.
Airlines typically don't post specific
deals ahead of time, but Alaska has
already announced it will host a sale
on its sites. Southwest is one to keep
an eye on as is JetBlue, Virgin
American, Hawaiian Airlines, Delta
and Lufthansa.