Monday, August 18, 2008

When Do Airlines Change Their Ticket Prices?

Domestic U.S and Canada Airfare Distribution

Domestic U.S. and Canadian airfares are distributed to subscribers (reservation systems) on the following schedule and are loaded approximately 2-4 hours after distribution into reservation systems (except on FareCompare.com which sends out free airfare email alerts immediately):

> Weekdays - 3 times daily at 10:00am, 12:30pm and 8:00pm Eastern Time

> Weekends - 1 time daily at 5:00pm Eastern Time (loaded after Midnight the next day into reservation systems)

International Airfare Distribution

International airfares are distributed to subscribers (reservation systems) on the following schedule and are loaded approximately 4-8 hours after distribution (except on FareCompare.com which sends out free airfare email alerts immediately):

> Weekdays - 5 times daily at 1:00am, 5:30am, 11:00am, 3:00pm, 8:00pm Eastern Time

> Saturday - 2 times at 5:00am and 5:00pm Eastern Time

> Sunday - 2 times at 5:00pm and 8:30pm Eastern Time

No comments: