Ticket prices rise by 50% during the "Al-Adha" holiday
Agencies: “Return flights” keep airline tickets at high levels
The demand for travel is still there in the coming days.
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Travel agency officials said that airline ticket prices are still at high levels, due to pressure on return flights that coincide with the start of the school season, and the continued demand for visiting or vacation travel, after the end of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
They told "Emirates Today" that customers decided to postpone travel during the holiday, and therefore they plan to travel during the next few days, noting that choosing flexible dates for return flights may contribute to reducing the cost of the ticket.
They stressed that prices recorded remarkable increases during the holiday, by 50%, compared to their levels on normal days.
high levels
In detail, the Executive Vice President of Al-Rais Travel Company, Muhammad Jassim Al-Rais, said that the prices of airline tickets are still at high levels, in light of the continued demand for travel, noting that return flights that coincide with the start of the school year play a role in this.
Al Rayes added that customers decided to postpone travel during the Eid al-Adha holiday, and therefore they plan to travel during the next few days, whether for the purpose of tourism and entertainment, or visiting family and relatives, pointing to great pressure on return flights that coincide with the start of the new school season.
He explained that choosing flexible dates for return flights may contribute to reducing the cost of airline tickets during this period, expecting that the strong demand for travel will continue until next September.
Al-Rais pointed out that the prices of airline tickets recorded remarkable increases during the Eid al-Adha holiday, by about 50% compared to their levels on normal days, noting that this increase affected various destinations.
Continuing demand
For his part, the head of the «Al-Abedi Holding Company for Tourism and Travel», Saeed Al-Abedy, said that dealers decided to postpone travel to mainly avoid congestion in planes and airports, as well as their desire to obtain lower prices for travel tickets, explaining that the demand for travel is still present, but at rates Less, compared to the Eid al-Adha holiday.
He added that this request contributes to keeping the prices of airline tickets at high levels, especially if the customer chooses a return flight that coincides with the start of the school season, noting that prices are expected to be at these levels throughout the summer,
Especially to the most popular destinations from and to the UAE market for the residents of the country.
Al-Abedy pointed out that ticket prices increased on average by between 30 and 50 percent recently, compared to the usual times away from the peak seasons, pointing out that this largely indicates the strong demand for air travel.
He stated that a percentage of tourist reservations are concentrated in the second half of next August, noting that the demand for travel during the Eid al-Adha holiday has reached the highest levels ever since the start of the “Covid-19” pandemic, which indicates the continued recovery in the air transport sector regionally and internationally. .
He said that national airlines have resumed their flights to many international destinations, and have also resorted to increasing the number of flights and the seat capacity they provide, in light of the high levels of travel demand.
early booking
In a related context, the general manager of «Al-Awadi Travel Company», Amin Al-Awadi, said that the demand for travel still exists in light of the planning of more dealers to travel during the coming days, in order to visit their families or to spend tourist holidays, noting that a percentage of dealers resorted to Postpone travel plans to avoid crowding.
He continued, “Because of this, the prices of airline tickets are high
It is still high, especially return flights that coincide with the start of schools,” noting that airlines, in turn, operate calculated seat capacities to various destinations, to match the expected demand level.
Al-Awadi stated that the current demand fits the size of the capacity occupied by the airlines, and therefore we find that the prices are at high levels, pointing out that the offers and promotional packages that were offered by various companies do not apply to peak times, events and the festive period.
Al-Awadi expected that the prices of airline tickets for the residents of the country will decline as of next September, but at limited levels with the end of the summer vacation, noting that early booking was and still is an appropriate option to reduce ticket costs, especially since airlines allowed flexible travel, to avoid paying high fees in If you want to cancel your travel plans.
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