The leisure price index published yesterday by Comparis shows, among other things, the upward trend in airline ticket costs. An increase that does not change the plans of many people according to Kuoni, but which “can lead to reducing the duration of holidays or choosing less expensive destinations”.
From April 2019 to April 2019, airline ticket prices have skyrocketed, increasing by 33.3%. A fact, the one highlighted by Comparis, which risks weighing on the budget of many people who are starting to organize their summer holidays and which “refers to a period characterized by various events that have upset the world of tourism: pandemic and war in Ukraine”, Fabio Capone, Kuoni’s manager for Sopraceneri, explained to Ticinonews.
“What we observe”, continued the expert, “is that there are some areas in which prices are growing, while in others they are decreasing. In the Mediterranean area, for example, compared to last year the increase is between 3 and 5%, while in the United States prices have fallen, on average, between 8 and 10%. The latter figure is due to the fact that competition between airlines has increased within the USA, a dynamic which leads to a drop in prices.”
More expensive flights, therefore, but this does not seem to discourage the people of Ticino. “Travel always remains at the top of the wish list, and is in first place when planning a family budget. Obviously there is greater sensitivity regarding prices, so there are those who shorten their holiday or choose destinations with higher prices affordable,” Capone concluded.
“Airline tickets have undergone this increase because they are influenced, for example, by the price of fuel or environmental taxes, but also by the increase in personnel costs which is due to the general increase in prices”, explained Amalia Mirante, economist and professor at the University School of Italian Switzerland (Supsi).
