Originally Posted by
shogan1977
However I am just wondering if it is typical for BA to have autumn 3rd quarter sales? I am buying flights for family to US for Xmas and wondering if I should buy now or hold off for a sale?
Typically, there has often been one at the end of August. But this year there have been some variations from the usual pattern, possibly because of the effects of the Olympics.
However, the existence of a sale doesn't guarantee that you're going to get lower prices for the dates on which you want to travel. Christmas is a peak travel period, and it's sometimes the case that even when there is a sale on, the travel dates for which the sale fares are valid will not include peak travel dates.