“Airlines blocked middle seats to try to get people comfortable to fly again,” said Brian Sumers, an editor at travel industry news outlet. “But it’s not sustainable, long-term. Airlines will get back to selling every seat on the airplane soon enough.”
How cheap are flights? You can book roundtrip airfare in August between New York and Los Angeles for $62, according to a search on travel website Kayak BKNG, +0.96%. For less than $200, you can get round-trip airfare between Miami and dozens of destinations across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Also see:Walt Disney World cancels dining reservations and stops taking new hotel bookings ahead of planned July reopening “ ‘Slashing fares is the simplest and most effective tool airlines have to get people back on planes.’ ” Airlines are hesitant to drop prices too much now for future dates in case travel demand recovers, because doing so would leave them stuck with cheap fares. If demand doesn’t recover, airlines will probably cancel many flights, Sumers said.
“Spirit and JetBlue offer low base fares compared to other major carriers on the route, and a suspension of service and these fares drives up the average price available on the route,” Berg said. — Brian Sumers senior aviation business editor at travel industry news outlet Skift If demand does rebound in earnest though, you could see airlines responding by changing coronavirus-related policies. In other words: Don’t expect flights to remain so empty.
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