Booking on weekends at least 3 weeks prior to the date of travel puts you in the very best position to score less costly airplane tickets — at least according to a study released this week by Expedia and Airlines Reporting Corp. Shopping for tickets seriously far ahead of your trip will expense you but present a lot more choice getting truly close to your trip will get you a final-minute surcharge and someplace in between is the airfare that is just appropriate. Buyers have previously been advised to book plane tickets on a Tuesday because they had been most likely to uncover a bargain. The tickets are not particularly low cost (see beneath for a cost outline), but a well-optimized ticket can give value far beyond what it would expense to otherwise purchase round-trip tickets.