Transatlantic airfares slump as Western Europeans skip US travel

Summer airfares from Europe to US drop to pre-pandemic levels

In March, travel from Western Europe fell 17% year-over-year, according to the NTTO.

Airfares from Europe to the United States have dropped to rates not seen since before the pandemic, as travellers from Western Europe lead a pullback in travel to the US that is expected to continue through at least July.

Overseas arrivals to the United States fell 2.8% in May from a year ago, according to preliminary data from the US National Travel and Tourism Office within the US Department of Commerce. Travel from Western Europe fell 4.4% in May, although travel from Eastern Europe rose 4.6% in the same period.