THE brave souls booking flights for Friday 13 might be saving themselves a fortune on flying. Holidaymakers who choose to travel on this "unlucky date" could be setting off on holiday for a fraction of the usual price. Flight comparison site Kayak has revealed that travellers from London can save a whopping 21% if they choose fly on this day compared to other Fridays.

That tots up to around £99 of savings if you pick the right Friday. Superstitious Brits have been skeptical about the date for years - so much so that it appears many flyers try and avoid it. Kayak found that apprehensive travellers have missed out on nabbing cheap flights to Paris , Prague and Krakow for under £100.

Read more Travel Tourists could have ticked off the Eiffel Tower on their bucket list, strolled along Charles Bridge, or wandered about the on of Poland's oldest quarters on Saturday after bagging a bargain. For a taste of Scottish fresh air holidaymakers could have booked a return from to Edinburgh from Luton for £88 on September 12. Travellers could spend half their budget on croissants with £57 return flights to Nantes in France.

For those more spontaneous than superstitious, both booking and flying on Friday 13 can lead you to some of Europeans most desirable holiday destinations. Most read in Travel You can head back to Nantes for more croissants on the same day for £113 or grab return flight to Austria if you fancy mixing it up. Same day flights from London airports to Austria's capital, .