The high demand for travel during the spring break, which begins in the last week of March, prompted airlines to raise ticket prices by varying rates ranging between 20-40% on some routes, depending on the destination, and in line with the volume of demand, according to sources working in the travel sector.
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Monitoring the “Economic Statement” of the ticket prices announced on the booking websites and on the websites of the airlines showed that the prices of tickets on commercial airlines for flights departing with the beginning of the spring break to Amman, Beirut and Cairo ranged between 1150 to 1500 dirhams in one direction, while the prices ranged on Same destinations and on the same date on economic carriers between 900 to 1100 dirhams, knowing that prices are constantly changing depending on the volume of demand.
Mamoun Humaidan, Head of Commercial Operations and General Manager for the Middle East, North Africa and India at Wego, said that the upcoming holiday season is witnessing a growth in travel demand in conjunction with the spring holidays and Eid Al-Fitr, as airlines are preparing for this season to meet the increased demand for travel.
He added that the spring break is witnessing a growth in the demand for travel abroad, and it is expected that the demand will increase during the coming weeks, indicating that searches from the UAE abroad during the upcoming spring break period amounted to regarding 800,000 operations.
Humaidan added that the average price of a ticket for travel during the holiday reached $355, while the most prominent destinations that top searches from the UAE are Egypt, India, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Morocco and Lebanon for the purpose of tourism and family visits, in addition to holiday destinations such as Turkey and Thailand. He stressed the importance of booking and early planning for travel to avoid a further rise during the coming period.
For his part, Salah Mansour, Executive Director of STS in the Dubai Link Group, said that ticket prices during the spring break are at their highest levels since the beginning of this year, supported by the high demand for travel, indicating that the rate of price increases ranges between 20-40%. During the spring break which starts in the last week of March compared to normal days.
He added that the demand for travel is divided into two parts. The first is concentrated on some regional destinations such as Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon. Would you like to take a short vacation before Ramadan?
He explained that the demand for travel is not limited to departing flights, but rather that the average occupancy rates for incoming flights exceed 80%, indicating that the ideal atmosphere and events that are organized in the Emirates in general and in Dubai in particular contributed to the disappearance of the seasonality of the tourism sector, so that tourism activity became on throughout the year.
Mansour stressed that the airlines are preparing for such occasions by scheduling their flights in line with the volume of demand, pointing out that the seat capacity of the UAE carriers has increased significantly compared to last year as they continue to receive new aircraft, which contributed to easing pressure on reservations.
