Air tickets for direct flights from Moscow abroad have risen in price significantly

Tickets for direct flights from Moscow to the most popular cities in Turkey and neighboring countries with a departure on June 24 are almost over. A surge in demand, similar to the situation in February-March 2022, increased prices by 2.5-5 times for Sunday flights, however, tickets with a departure on Monday rose relatively little. Kommersant’s interlocutors expect that peak demand will quickly subside, although they state that it is almost impossible to predict the situation.

There are almost no direct tickets from Moscow to the most popular foreign destinations on Saturday, Kommersant found out by comparing the offers of aggregators and airline websites.

So, at the time of publication, the last few tickets in Istanbul for Pegasus and RedWings flights for 66 thousand and 127 thousand rubles. respectively. Prices are for tickets without luggage. The two remaining Turkish Airlines tickets without baggage cost 133 thousand rubles. (plus 8 thousand for luggage). The only way to get to Istanbul remained with a transfer through St. Petersburg for 101 thousand rubles. The rest of the transplants will take more than a day.

Interlocutors of Kommersant in airlines and the expert community explain the surge in prices by the high summer loading of aircraft and a sharp increase in demand since Friday evening, when passengers began to buy the last seats amid reports of an armed rebellion by Wagner PMC.

Last Friday, according to their observations, it was possible to fly to the most massive destinations for 15-40 thousand rubles. depending on the depth of the reservation.

On Sunday, June 25, the only Aeroflot ticket in Istanbul for an evening flight is available for 40.7 thousand rubles. Tickets for the remaining three flights during the day remain only in business class from 182 thousand to 242 thousand rubles. Tickets for Pobeda for Sunday start at 95,000 rubles. You can fly with RedWings for 45 thousand and 86 thousand rubles. The remaining Pegasus tickets on sale start at 51,000 rubles. Morning flight “Azimuth” – 101 thousand rubles. Prices on Monday show a decline and start from 10 thousand rubles. for a direct flight.

fly to turkish Antalya during the day on June 24, it will work only with RedWings for 68 thousand rubles. A direct ticket for Sunday at S7 costs 105 thousand rubles, at Pegasus – 59 thousand rubles. On Monday, Aeroflot, S7 and Azur Air tickets are available from 14-17 thousand rubles.

The only direct flight to Yerevan from Utair on the evening of June 24 costs 206 thousand rubles. For flights with transfers, there are only a few tickets left from 40 thousand, the journey will take more than a day. Direct tickets for Sunday from FlyArna start from 40 thousand, from Aeroflot – from 70 thousand. More tickets remain with Shirak Avia for 138 thousand and Utair for 198 thousand rubles. Tickets for Monday – from 31 thousand rubles.

The only opportunity to fly on June 24 to Dubai a direct flight will cost 358 thousand rubles. from Emirates. With a change in Delhi, you can get for 126 thousand rubles. There are no other direct lines from Moscow: Pobeda offers to get through St. Petersburg for 42 thousand rubles. Her tickets for Sunday from Moscow to Dubai cost 121 thousand rubles, Aeroflot has 141 thousand rubles. Flydubai has tickets from 37 thousand. On Monday, tickets can be bought from 20 thousand rubles. “Victory” and in a close range with other major airlines.

Direct tickets to Almaty June 24 is gone. Aeroflot had two tickets for Sunday, 60 thousand rubles each, and SCAT – 80 thousand rubles. On Monday, the same carriers offer to fly for 35 thousand rubles. You can’t get to Astana on Saturday either by a direct flight, you can get through Yekaterinburg on June 25 for 18 thousand rubles, through St. Petersburg – for 55 thousand. Direct SCAT flights on Monday – from 73 thousand rubles.

There are no longer direct tickets for newly opened flights to Tbilisi on June 24th. On Sunday, FlyOne Armenia offers to fly through Yerevan for 240,000 rubles. Flydubai – via Dubai for 65 thousand rubles. On Monday, the fastest way to get there is only through Baku for 55 thousand rubles.

Kommersant’s interlocutors note that the surge in prices for destinations popular with Russians is similar to situations of peak values ​​in February and March 2022, as well as after mobilization announcements autumn 2022.

The difference is that the summer season is now in full swing, the planes were already well loaded: at the time of the beginning of the rush demand on Friday evening, the seat occupancy for tomorrow flights already exceeded 80–90%, Kommersant sources say.

Most of them do not expect this level of demand to be prolonged, but note that it is “impossible in view of the high degree of uncertainty in the situation” to predict demand and pricing policy now.

Aigul Abdullina