Dubai: This is not the time for any last minute travel plans. UAE residents will find that booking airline tickets just ahead of the Eid Al Fitr holidays to popular holiday spots will be 30 per cent pricier compared to last year.
Fares have already increased a hefty 23.8 per cent on flights to the UK, while surging by as much as 60.4 per cent to Germany.
“The Eid al Fitr holidays will witness a jump in outbound air traffic compared to last year,” said Mamoun Hmedan, Chief Business Officer of Wego. “We’ve observed a near four-fold increase in flight searches from the UAE for travel during Eid 2024 compared to Eid 2023.
“We forecast a further heightened interest later as more UAE travelers finalise trips in days leading up to Eid.”
Eid is expected to fall on April 10 (which is a Wednesday), and UAE residents with travel plans anticipate…