Experts say capacity on regional and international flights have not returned to pre-pandemic levels and are keeping airfares high.
Teree Burr used to travel for work every month — but that has stopped because of the soaring cost of flights.
One part of life that hasn't got back to normal after the COVID-19 pandemic has been cheap airfares — and nowhere is the expense of flying being felt more than in country Australia. A Virgin Airlines spokesperson said the airline understood the importance of providing affordable airfares for residents living in regional areas and worked to deliver value and choice to Australian travellers.Regional residents are set to have even fewer flights with Rex Airlines' recent announcement that they were cutting NSW flights between Sydney and Albury, Coffs Harbour, Griffith, Narrandera, Orange, Parkes, Armidale and Port Macquarie.
The cheapest available price has increased by only 11 per cent on the Melbourne to Sydney route compared with pre-COVID, but has more than doubled on the Coffs Harbour to Sydney route.Dr Beirman said airline capacity was the main factor affecting airfares. The data showed that seat availability in and out of the Middle East in March this year was 60 per cent of the seat numbers in March 2019.
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