text:  sports for the second year in a row a teenager from france has been selected number one in the nba draft and tips for saving money on a last minute plane trip the first tip that came up for me is to fly midweek if you can tuesdays and wednesdays are usually the days of the week that have the cheapest airfare and so if you do have that flexibility to choose the day of your departure you'll probably find that the the flights are less expensive on those midweek departures