With the pandemic finally seeming to start to ease, travel restrictions lifting and holidaymakers getting to travel more freely again, more of us are starting to look at booking holidays abroad.
Package companies like TUI , Loveholidays and OntheBeach have all got sales, discounts and deals for customers looking to get away from it all, whether for a last minute Easter break or planning further ahead for the summer holidays.
But anyone looking at flights to travel independently for the first time since covid emerged might find themselves in for a shock, with prices having rocketed to popular destinations thanks to the double whammy of increased fuel prices, and airlines seemingly keen to make back some of the money they lost from having so many flights grounded during the series of lockdowns.
As an example, British Airways was charging £3,145.10 for three adults and two children to fly from London to Tampa, Florida in May 2020 in standard economy class with baggage.
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