Travelling on Friday the 13th could save you over a fifth on flights

Holidaymakers could save up to 21 per cent if they choose to fly on Friday the 13th over all other Fridays in the year.

Flight comparison website Kayak has found that those who booked to jet off to a European destination from London airports this Friday the 13th in September, could have saved 21 per cent, the equivalent of a £99 saving when compared to the average price of round-trip economy flights on other, perhaps slightly more lucky Fridays in 2024.

While some superstitious Brits would absolutely rule out flying on what is considered one of the most unlucky days in the calendar, those who brave booking and boarding a flight on Friday the 13th may actually save themselves a bit of their holiday budget.

Those who grabbed themselves a cheaper flight could have jetted off to Paris, Prague and Krakow, where round trips from London were priced for under £100, the travel search engine said.

Tourists who booked a trip on 12 September could have paid for return flights from Stanstead to Nantes in France for just £57, a return trip from Luton to Edinburgh would have cost a mere £88 and London Southend return flights to Paris were up for grabs at only £98.

For those booking and flying on Friday the 13th, there are still dozens of European hotspots that are serving up cheaper flights on this superstitious day.

Among the cheapest return flights is an Austrian getaway, with city breakers only spending around £187 from London airports to Salzburg, according to Kayak’s database as of 13 September.

Booking and flying to Nantes on Friday 13th would still cost you very little, at around £113, or passengers could spend just £148 to fly to Oviedo in Spain.

For those who have missed out on the low prices this time, there is still one more Friday the 13th to come in 2024 – bad news for those with a phobia of the date, but great for airline bargain hunters.

Cheap flights that are currently displayed, as of 13 September, for those travelling on the next Friday the 13th in December, could snap up a deal on flights to Edinburgh at around £35.

If a winter holiday slightly further away than Scotland is more appealing, flights to Milan, Italy, on 13 December are selling for as little as £42, or a Spanish escape to Barcelona would only cost around £46.

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