For more than two years, the main topic of conversation pretty much everywhere has been about the impact of COVID-19. Now that the worst of the pandemic seems to be over and people are travelling more freely again, the new topic is how much airfares have risen.

People are looking for flights – sometimes their first in years – in a rush of what has been termed “revenge travel.” Internet searches show sky-high airfares for many routes, yet travellers with wanderlust are opting to stomach the higher costs after being grounded for so long.

Bloomberg