Winter's North Atlantic Growth Spurt – Cheap Fares For All!

It seems that even the most mature markets are capable of a growth spurt.

The arrival of the IATA Winter Schedules normally results in some form of slowdown in growth, reductions in frequency or even merely seasonal shavings in February when the market can get very soft. 

Our analysis of the Europe to North America market suggests that this winter may be an exception to the rule which may be great for grabbing a bargain fare.

This winter there will be some 2.1 million extra seats each way across the Atlantic compared to Winter 2017/18; that’s the equivalent of 13,875 a day or close to 40 new flights. In percentage terms that amounts to a 13% increase and the market certainly doesn’t appear to be growing that quickly. So, what’s driving the growth and who are the winners since there are fewer losers! 

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