Malaga-Tetouan Flight Prices Soar 668% Since 2019, Topping Spain’s Air Route Increases

The costs of flights from Spain to certain countries have increased significantly in 2021. This year, the fare for a flight between Malaga and Tetouan has increased by 668.7% compared to 2019, reports Aerotendencias. The same trend is observed on the costs of flights from Spain to Nicaragua and Venezuela, which have increased by 41.2% and 32.3% respectively.

"The increase in prices is mainly due to a significant drop in airline capacity due to the health crisis. In the case of short and medium-haul flights, low-cost airlines have suspended some direct flights without competition... The positive side is that some low-cost companies have increased their capacity, particularly on intra-European routes, offering extremely aggressive rates to stimulate demand," explained Mario Gavira, Vice President of Growth for Kiwi.com.

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Regarding the price drops for world destinations, the most pronounced is for the United Kingdom, up to 62% this year compared to 2019, with an average price of 92.60 euros per ticket. The costs of flights to Ireland, Peru, Jordan and Bolivia have also fallen by 55%, 47.7%, 46% and 42.4% respectively over the same period, according to Kiwi.com data.

This trend has also been noted for flights between Montenegro and Austria, which have seen a 75.8% drop this year compared to 2019, and flights from Italy to Iran and the United Kingdom, with a drop of more than 70%.