Low cost flights risk becoming a memory. Not just for the Easter period and the long weekend of April 25th. This is according to a survey by Federconsumatori and Assoutenti, commissioned by the Messaggero, which clarifies that even short routes today have high prices. Traveling from Rome to Milan to European capitals or other Italian areas means spending up to 170 euros. With a peak of 450 euros, without direct Easy Jet flights in Spain, which involves an outlay of 450 euros on the Rome-Madrid route.
Costs are falling, but not the prices of low-cost flights
The same survey highlights how strange it is that management costs have dropped, primarily the price of fuel, by as much as 45% in some cases, and that stocks purchased at high costs have run out, but prices have not dropped. Meanwhile, the offers at rock-bottom prices that existed before the pandemic have also disappeared. On the main routes, costs are on average 139% higher.
How much do the main routes cost
In the period from 18 to 21 April, traveling from Rome to Paris (round trip) with Ryan Air costs 150 euros. The one-way Milan-Berlin route costs 142 euros. From 20 to 23 May the Milan-London return trip with low cost airlines has an average price of 164 euros, Rome Berlin reaches 171, Rome Paris 114. The national flights with Milan Rome are also on the same wave line which it costs 84 euros, despite the drop in fuel costs from 2022 to 2023.
Passengers have grown
However, during 2023, passengers grew, reaching 163 million in 2023, a figure that represents a historical record. Similarly, low cost companies have seen surges in turnover. Ryan Air closed the financial year with a profit of 1.33 billion and expects an increase to 1.95 billion euros for 2024. In this way we can say that the Covid losses have been made up for.
