End of super-cheap flights is the new reality for travellers

End of super-cheap flights is the new reality for travellers
Large point-to-point airlines such as Ryanair face a major drop in their operating profits, according to analysts. (Image: Ryanair)
Bloomberg
By Lara WilliamsJetting off to UK and the continent for a holiday? I hope you got a good deal, because cheap flights within Europe are becoming increasingly hard to find.You probably had an inkling that the era of absurdly cheap short-haul air travel was coming to an end. After all, according to travel search engine Kayak, summer flights between the UK and the continent are currently one-third more expensive than last year. But two new reports make it clear that this isn’t just temporary turbulence. It’s the new reality fo...

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