Best time to buy plane tickets?

Although Tuesday used to be considered the best day to find airline fares, the latest research from The Wall Street Journal (10/23/14) indicates the weekend is the best time with Saturday slightly better than Sunday. As Scott McCartney reports: "Over a 19-month period ending in July, 130 million domestic and international round-trip tickets worth $94 billion showed the lowest average price, of $432, was on Sunday. At $439, Saturday’s average is also lower than Tuesday, which averages $497." Also, "the cheapest time to buy domestic trips was 57 days—about two months—before departure."