Can I show my customer the cheapest day to fly across a whole month instead of just the date they asked for?
GDS & API IntegrationsCan I show my customer the cheapest day to fly across a whole month instead of just the date they asked for?
Can I show my customer the cheapest day to fly across a whole month instead of just the date they asked for?
Yes, but not with every airline or content source, so expect it to work on some of your routes and not on others. A flexible date or fare calendar search asks for a range of departure days instead of a single day, and only some fare sources support that kind of request. Where it is supported, we can show the cheapest day inside the range you choose. Where it is not supported, the only way to build the same view is to run a separate search for each date, which does work but is slower and much heavier on the system.
That weight matters more than most people expect. Every extra date is another live search, and both the airlines and your plan set limits on how many searches you can run in a given period. If a calendar view is central to how you sell, it is better to say so when you are being set up, so the search limits and the speed of the page can be planned around it, instead of adding it later and finding that searches get slowed down or blocked at your busiest time of day.
There is also an important difference between an indicative price and a bookable one. Calendar style prices are often taken from cached or lowest known fares, so what you see against each day is a guide to help your customer pick a date, and the real price is confirmed only when you search that exact date and move into booking. It is worth wording it that way on your site so nobody feels misled when the price firms up at the final step.
The useful next step is to check which of your main routes and airlines actually return a date range, and whether your plan allows the extra search volume, then decide between a full calendar and a simpler suggestion of a cheaper nearby date.
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