With Jet Fuel Prices Near a Record, Holiday Airfares Soar Higher

With jet fuel prices near a record, holiday airfares soar higher

If you're planning to fly this holiday season, be prepared to pay more than you did last year. The price of jet fuel — one of airlines' biggest expenses — is close to an all-time high in the U.S.

Holiday Flight Fares Hit Decade Highs as Airlines Exploit Demand Inelasticity

For travelers planning a return home this holiday season, the sticker shock is becoming a structural reality. Average round-trip fares for Thanksgiving have climbed to $402-a 31% year-over-year increase-while Christmas flights are averaging $452. These figures represent a decade-high peak, with Sunday return flights often crossing the $600 threshold, signaling that the cost of holiday travel has shifted fundamentally. The Cost of Flight: Fuel or…

Jet Fuel Nears a Record, and Families Pay More to Fly Home for the Holidays - Energy News Beat

Thanksgiving fares are up 31% and Christmas fares 23% from last year as jet fuel tops $4.90 a gallon. Airlines are passing on part of the bill and trimming their least profitable flights.If you are flying home for Thanksgiving this year, brace yourself. Hopper’s 2026 Holiday Travel Index puts the average good-deal domestic round trip (the 10th-percentile fare travelers can book) at $402 for Thanksgiving, up 31% ($95) from last year, and $452 for…