Thanksgiving is almost here. And you haven’t bought your airline tickets yet. Well, theres still time, but not much. Check out these last minute FareCompare.com airfare tips, and get going!

1. Buy Before Nov. 7 Take advantage of cheaper 14-day advance purchase rates.

• If you’re traveling the Wed. before Thanksgiving, you must buy tickets by Nov. 7
• If you plan to travel the Tues. before, purchase your tickets by Nov. 6
• Purchasing tickets after Nov. 7 can TRIPLE the cost of your airfare (see list of price-jumping city-pairs, below*)

2. Don’t Fly the Worst Days The Wed. before and Sun. after Thanksgiving

• The Wed. before and Sun. after Thanksgiving are, hands-down, the busiest travel days of the year. Every year.

3. Fly the Best Days Try to book travel on Mon., Tues., Thurs., or Sat.

• If you can fly Thanksgiving Day, you may find real bargains..

4. Check for Airfare Sales They’re out there, especially on lower-cost carriers

• Flexibility counts; if you can fly before Thanksgiving week, and a few days after the traditional Sun. return, you could save big.
• We have been tracking several low cost airline airfare sales and the FareCompare.com real-time airfare email alerts have notified everyone hours before it hits the airline sites.

5. Procrastinators Special! Gain an extra 7-days grace period

• Some lower-cost carriers (like Southwest, with a few exceptions) sell tickets at the same price, whether purchased 14-days or 7-days in advance, for many city-pairs; so youve got an extra 7-days to shop!
• City-pair examples include: San Antonio & Tampa, Pittsburgh & San Francisco, Philadelphia & San Diego, New Orleans & Salt Lake.

* Top 400 U.S. City-Pairs with Biggest 7-Day Advance Price-Hikes: