Airline ticket prices from Europe to the United States have been reduced to levels that have not been observed before the pandemic, as travelers from Western Europe are leading a reduction in trips to the US, which is expected to continue at least until July, according to the Reuters news agency.

Abroad arrivals in the United States declined by 2.8% in May compared to a year ago, according to US National Travel and Tourism Bureau.

Reduce trips from Western Europe

Travels from Western Europe declined by 4.4% in May, while trips from Eastern Europe increased by 4.6% in the same period.

The reservations suggest that there are constant reductions, with total incoming bookings to the US in July decrease by 13% annually, according to Oag Aviation, a analysis company.

Travelers are declining from the first quarter, when Europeans began reviewing flights to the US, after President Donald Trump proposed Greenland’s annexing, launched a world trade war and issued orders. A stronger dollar has also prevented some trips.

In March, trips from Western Europe decreased by 17% annually, according to NTTO.

Reduce ticket prices

The average prices for the trip airline tickets on a return for more than 50 trips from the US to Europe in the first quarter averaged 7% on an annual basis, with prices for flights between Atlanta, Georgia and London decreased by 55%, according to Cirium data.

As US consumers are looking for opportunities and waiting closer to their departure dates to finalize their travel plans, reducing demand from Europe is another factor that contributes to cheaper travel.

“Fewer positions covered by European travelers to the US and a slower growth rate on outgoing US flights to Europe than last year will tend to describe 2025 as a more difficult year to earn money on transatlantic routes,” Economics.

This summer, the return price from the US from the US to Europe has decreased by 10% compared to a year ago, the Hopper Travel Reservation was implemented. Average $ 817 per ticket are in accordance with prices to Europe in the summer of 2019 before the pandemic.
Large carriers, including Air France and Lufthansa, are awaiting a slowdown in activity. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said the company is expecting reduced demand in the third quarter, while Air France KLM chief executive Ben Smith said the company is seeing a “slight retreat” in the transatlantic move and will reduce prices to maintain its prices.

Airlines, including Lufthansa and US airline United Airlines say that increased demand from US travelers flying to Europe offset the reduction of Europeans flying in the opposite direction.

United said international bookings from Europe declined by 6% in the first quarter, but added that demand from the US offset retreat. Competitor Delta Air Lines reported that 80% of international long -distance demand comes from the US and fares in the region are “significantly higher” than in the rest of the world.