Some examples of the cheap flights @goingtweets found for its members in February (fares roundtrip, not Spirit):
๐ป๐ณ Vietnam - $599
๐บ๐ธ Hawaii - $197
๐ต๐น Portugal - $379
๐ฏ๐ต Tokyo - $447 nonstop
Some examples of the cheap flights @goingtweets found for its members in February (fares roundtrip, not Spirit):
๐ป๐ณ Vietnam - $599
๐บ๐ธ Hawaii - $197
๐ต๐น Portugal - $379
๐ฏ๐ต Tokyo - $447 nonstop
Airfare up 1% in February. Flight prices are currently:
- 7% higher than 12 months ago
- 13% cheaper than June 2022 peak
- 4% higher than February 2020
Adjusting for overall inflation, February flight prices were:
- 5% higher vs. 1 year ago
- 17% cheaper than 6 years ago
- 28% cheaper than 10 years ago
Even with the recent bumps, real airfare is still way, way down.
For the first time, monthly TSA traveler numbers topped the same 2019 month.
January 2023: 60.5 million
January 2019: 58.6 million
Air travelโdemand, fares, capacity, etc.โis renormalizing.
Some examples of the cheap flights @goingtweets found for its members in January (fares roundtrip, not Spirit):
๐ฌ๐ท Greece - $411
๐ต๐น Azores - $462
๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco - $396
๐บ๐ธ Hawaii - $199
Airfare up 7% (!) in January๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝoutside of the pandemic, this is the 2nd largest one-month jump on record.
Airfares are currently:
- 2% higher than 12 months ago
- 14% cheaper than June 2022 peak
- 3% higher than February 2020
Adjusting for overall inflation, January flight prices were:
- Flat vs. 1 year ago
- 18% cheaper than 6 years ago
- 30% cheaper than 10 years ago
The Golden age of cheap flights continues.
After going 10 of 12 in my 2025 travel predictions, here are my 12 predictions for 2026:
1. Flights will be cheaper than 2025
2. There will be fewer mistake fares
3. Youโll be able to bring liquids on airplanes again
4. More cheap flights to Japan
5. Spirit wonโt survive
Scoring my 2025 travel predictions:
โ 10
โ 2
1. There will be 3โ7 mistake fares
Verdict: โ (Fortunately there were 17 mistake fares!)
2. Youโll have more elbow room
Verdict: โ Load fare 83.6% --> 82.2%
3. More flights to Asia than 2024
Verdict: โ 6% more in 2025
6. Spirit will be bought by Frontier
7. No bag fee hikes this year for the 6 biggest US airlines
8. Air travel capacity will continue to grow
9. Fewer overall air travel passengers
10. Alaska will announce free Wifi
11. Delta will involuntarily bump <10 passengers all year
Some examples of the cheap flights @goingtweets found for its members in December (fares roundtrip, not Spirit):
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland - $250
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand - $587
๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco - $370
๐บ๐ธ Hawaii - $188
Flight prices rose 5% in December.
Airfares are currently:
- 3% lower than 12 months ago
- 17% cheaper than June 2022 peak
- 2% cheaper than February 2020
Adjusting for overall inflation, December flight prices were:
- 7% cheaper than 1 year ago
- 21% cheaper than 6 years ago
- 29% cheaper than 10 years ago
The Golden age of cheap flights continues.
Scoring my 2025 travel predictions:
โ 10
โ 2
1. There will be 3โ7 mistake fares
Verdict: โ (Fortunately there were 17 mistake fares!)
2. Youโll have more elbow room
Verdict: โ Load fare 83.6% --> 82.2%
3. More flights to Asia than 2024
Verdict: โ 6% more in 2025
After going 10/12 in 2024, here's my 2025 @goingtweets travel predictions:
Good stuff:
(1) There will be 3โ7 mistake fares.
(2) Youโll have more elbow room.
(3) More flights to Asia than 2024.
(4) More deals to Europe than 2024.
(5) No bag fee increases.