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Honestly, how low can airfares go?

Honestly, how low can airfares go?

Higher capacity, lower fuel prices and a war in the Middle East are pulling ticket prices into the abyss. But will you book?

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Christopher Elliott
Nov 25, 2023
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Airfares are down — way down. And they remain in freefall, pulled into the abyss by declining fuel prices, higher capacity and a Middle East war.

At a time like this, a responsible journalist might spend a week calling aviation experts to ask them what will happen next. Will ticket prices continue to go down? Is this a good time to book?

But those are the wrong questions. 

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