2025 may be a year of cheap flights
June 5, 2025
- Airlines have cut their travel forecasts for 2025 largely due to economic uncertainty,which means cheap flights can be found.
- Flights this summer can cost as little as $75 to as much as $503 for popular U.S. and European destinations flying out of New York, according to airfares provided to ConsumerAffairs by Skyscanner.
- Still, cheap flightsoften requirelong layovers that travelers want to avoid.
Economic troubles are offering cheaper flights for vacationers.
Lowest airfares range from as little as $75to as much as $503for economy-class tickets to popular U.S. and European destinations this summer flying out of New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to prices provided to ConsumerAffairs by airfare-tracking websiteSkyscanner.
“Theres so much money to be saved for travel in summer 2025 if consumers are willing to take the time to compare their travel options,” Laura Lindsay, global travel trends expert at Skyscanner, told ConsumerAffairs.
But cheapflights often aren’t direct and caninvolve lengthy layovers, making travel less than ideal.
Layovers can turn into a positive, however: Skyscanner said that airlines sometimesencourage multi-day layovers, allowing travelers to see another city on the way to their main destination.
Economy is creating cheap flights
More cheap flights are appearingafter airlines cut their sales expectations in large part because of economic uncertainty.
When airlines cut their travel forecasts, they often lower prices to boost sales.
The International Air Transport Organization (IATA) now expects there will be fewer than 5 billion flights in 2025, down from previous forecast of 5.22 billion, citing economic conditions such as the U.S. trade war,AFP reports.
Softer demand from business and government travel, declining inbound international tourists from specific regions, and insecurity around the economic outlook have all led airlines to readjust their outlooks for the rest of the year, Katy Nastro, travel expert and spokesperson for flight app Going, toldAfarmagazine.
Airfaresfell to their lowest level in more than two years in April, falling nearly 8% from12 months prior, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Airfares will be lower in 2025but oil prices have also fallen, which means cheaperjet fuel costs for airlines thatcan give them more financial leeway,Henry Harteveldt, an aviation analyst and president of Atmosphere Research Group, told Afar.
I think airfares will be more modest than perhaps they were a year ago, he said.
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