From the US to Europe and back for $ 280: the coronavirus brought down airfare

Due to the coronavirus, airfare prices are falling worldwide. Currently, there are several advantageous offers for flights between the US and Europe, reports Forbes.

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For example, search Google for a flight from New York to Paris and you will see amazingly low prices from leading airlines such as American, United, Delta and Air France, where the cost of round-trip tickets is only $ 284.

On the website Delta From April 5 to April 15, the ticket price will be the same. Of course, this applies to standard tickets or economy class tickets, but still this is about half the usual price. Lufthansa also promotes its current offers on the Internet: "New York - Paris - New York ticket from $ 282."

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Please note that these same airlines may charge $ 3000 for a one-way flight, and the price tag of $ 280 is much more consistent with the prices of low-cost airlines, or, for example, a Norwegian one-way ticket (now the airline offers round-trip tickets for $ 380, depending on dates). Surprisingly, the decrease in the price of air travel coincides with the outbreaks of coronavirus at these destinations. To compare, a couple of years ago a flight from Paris to Los Angeles with the same airline cost $ 780. During this time, the cost was reduced by more than two times.

You must visit the airline’s website to receive these offers. For example, a $ 285 Delta return ticket (or a return ticket to Main cabin for $ 385 or Comfort + for $ 434). An aggregator of all fares, Momondo shows the lowest price on return tickets from Delta for the same dates at a price of $ 433.

Major airlines offer round-trip flights across Europe at low prices

Within Europe, Lufthansa in the “Flights to Europe from € 87»Offers round-trip tickets, in fact, even at a price as low as € 59 (and € 87 costs tickets Frankfurt - Paris or Frankfurt - London and back). Such a pricing policy you can expect except from EasyJet or RyanAir. While u last There is currently a bargain discount, but it’s still hard for them to exceed the cost of the Lufthansa ticket for the Frankfurt – Paris flight.

US domestic offers

There are also offers for US flights for round-trip flights. Flight from New York to Chicago with United in March and April will cost $ 123, while the cost from Frontier Airlines for a flight New York - Miami in April will be $ 51 for a round trip ticket.

A quick check on Airfarewatchdog.com in the Airline Offers section shows a reduction in prices of $ 26–49 for many domestic flights.

Suggestions of this kind continue to come because of people's fear of contracting a coronavirus. As people get nervous about trips and cancel them or put off vacation plans, the implications for the aviation industry are enormous. Consequently, airlines are forced to offer competitive prices in the face of competition for filling empty planes.

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In fact, airlines have come under a double blow. Firstly, passengers refuse to travel, and secondly, they are forced to reduce flights to certain destinations.

Ironically, at the same time, the virus ruined thousands of vacations, but also created an excuse to rest at lower prices. According to Travel Supermarket, prices for tours are plummeting, and with them airfare. The report said that current prices are reduced by about a quarter or a third of the regular price at this time of year for destinations such as Greece, Thailand, Saint Lucia, Turkey and Spain.

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