• Upcoming and ongoing deals for cheap Christmas flights are listed on Farecast and Airfare Watchdog. Priceline also allows travelers to bid on cheap Christmas flights at their website.

  For those seeking to compare fares for multiple airlines, SideStep, Hotwire and Bing.com offer organized lists of rates.

  Travel blogger Rick Seaney offered one tip to booking cheap Christmas flights: fly outside the normal holiday travel period. Flying in on Christmas morning or flying out on New Year's Eve (or New Year's day), for example, can result in lower fees. Or flying a week before Christmas or a few days after New Year's may also be a cheap alternative.

  Several of the major airlines, including Delta, Northwest, American, Continental and U.S. Airways are adding an additional $10 each-way surcharge to flights. The fee will be added to flights booked for January 2 or 3.http://blog.timesunion.com/business/airlines-levy-a-holiday-travel-surcharge/15477/

• 1. Christmas is on December 25, 2009
  2. Plan early: major airlines may cut capacity during the 2009 holidays http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=824079&catid=14
  3. Best departure days: December 21, 22, 24, 25 <ref name="RS">RickSeaney.com: [http://rickseaney.com/2008/09/17/holiday-travel-tip-fly-the-cheapest-days-specific-dates/ Holiday Travel Tip - Fly the "Cheapest" Days]</ref>
  4. Best return days: December 26, 28, 29, 31 <ref name="RS">RickSeaney.com: [http://rickseaney.com/2008/09/17/holiday-travel-tip-fly-the-cheapest-days-specific-dates/ Holiday Travel Tip - Fly the "Cheapest" Days]</ref>
  5. Available seats may be down more than 12% from the 2008 holiday flying season http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=824079&catid=14
  6. Rick Seaney recommends booking your 2009 Christmas flights before the end of October http://www.farecompare.com/articles/holiday-travel-2009-guide-for-buying-cheap-holiday-flights/
  7. 2009 Christmas airline tickets prices are down 15%-20% compared to the 2008 season http://www.farecompare.com/articles/holiday-travel-2009-guide-for-buying-cheap-holiday-flights/

• 2009 Christmas Flight Deals

  Continental Airlines is currently offering discounted business class fares to Europe during the Christmas holidays.http://rickseaney.com/

  
  United Airlines launched it's Season's Greetings sale in early December of 2009. Flights within the U.S. and Puerto Rico must be booked two weeks in advance and taken between December 17, 2009, and January 3, 2010. Some flights were as low as $54 each way.http://www.united.com/page/article/1,,50064,00.html

  
  Microsoft's Bing Travel predicted that holiday flights out of Atlanta's busy Hartsfield International Airport may be less expensive this season.http://www.ajc.com/business/holiday-flights-may-be-128614.html

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