Flight fare analysis: Last-minute flight bookings cost 25% more on average
A ticket bought the day before departure costs about 25% more than the same journey booked 30 days ahead.
On all 54 metro routes tracked, not one is cheaper to book late.
The penalty runs from 3% on Bengaluru to Chennai to 121% on Ahmedabad to Pune.
Thirty days out is the floor.
Booking two or three months ahead is slightly dearer than booking one.
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