Originally Posted by
smartytravel
Looking for flights for my annual trip from the US to EU in February/March. Last year, I managed to snag a ticket in premium economy (return) for around $1300-$1400. Economy were about $600-700 return.
Looking at next year, same points of departure and points of arrival, the ticket prices are crazy high. Economy are $1000-$1100, and premium economy $2200.
When can I expect the prices to drop?
When/if AF has trouble filling up cabins again.
Not sure about the EU/USA route that I don't fly often, but for the EU/Asia routes such as BKK or HKG, we are starting to see prices going down to +30%/+50% compared to pre-Covid instead of the +100% that were introduced in April/May 2023, for NOV23 / JAN24 FEB24 MAR24 trips.
In July it was on a few select dates that looked like "error fares", now they are available for a few days per month.
Current prices might not survive another EU/US economic downturn... but playing the "wait and see" game is risky. So the best strategy is up to your budget/risk tolerance/crystal ball.