Demand for flights to Europe from the U.S. has remained resilient into the fall, well past the traditional peak for trips to the region, as eager travelers make up for lost time and airlines look to boost revenue after more than two years of the coronaviruses epidemic.
Patrick Quayle, United Airlines' senior vice president of global Network Planning and Alliances, said he had never seen anything like it before.
It's a positive shift for airlines as they try to drum up revenue after travel restrictions and concerns about Covid-19 caused demand for European trips to fall in 2020. Business trips are more important than leisure trips because they are slower to return.
The appetite for going to Europe has gotten longer, according to Kyle Potter, executive editor of Thrifty Traveler. People put off trips they were planning for a long time because of the ugly flight prices.
They may have seen a deal to get there for half the price this fall after seeing some gross $900, $1,200 airfare in July and August.
A strong U.S. dollar is making fall trips to Europe more attractive, driving down costs of everything from shopping in Milan to high-end dining in Paris.
The extension of the European travel season follows a rocky summer for air travel in that region, where staffing shortages and lost luggage were some of the challenges.
Airlines aren't pulling back on U.S.- Europe capacity the way they did before the Pandemic. The Newark to Athens route is being operated by United through October.
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