AIR travel is a safe and efficient form of transport which has made the world a smaller place. Here's all the expert advice you need on the subject of getting cheaper flights . 3 One expert says you can often find cheap flights in January and February Credit: Getty - Contributor What is the cheapest month to buy flights in the UK? According to Michael O'Leary , CEO of Ryanair, booking flights in the first two months of the year could make them cheaper.
He revealed that fares will often be sold at a loss during January and February in order to fill the planes up. We’re happy to fill flights at loss-making air fares. So there will still be lots of low air fares Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary The Independent The same is said for the dates just before the peak school holidays.
Speaking to the Independent in January 2024, he said those winter months are the best time of year to find the cheapest air fares. He explained: “There will always be periods of time, particularly..
. January, February, before you get to the school mid-term break or the Easter holidays or summer — where we’re trying to fill flights. “We’re happy to fill flights at loss-making air fares.
So there will still be lots of low air fares.” Even with those lower prices in January and February, O'Leary still sticks by comments he made around this time last year when he said that the days of £9.99 flights were over .
He said the price of fuel now means the airline cannot afford to go that low anymore. Most.
