According to EuroStat, Between January 2025 and June of this year, the highest increase in air transport services prices was registered in April 2025, +13.7 percent, compared with April 2024. This increase in the annual rate of change was followed by fluctuations with modest increases in the summer months.

This year started with a year-on-year decrease followed by rises in February and March and a sharp drop (-4.7 percent) in April. In May, air transport services prices rose by 8.1 percent compared with May 2025, with June following the same trend and registering a 3.1 percent increase. 

Overall prices for air transport were mostly impacted by variations in international air transport. Annual price changes for international travel fell more sharply than for domestic flights in weak months but they also recorded strong surges, including 14.1 percent in April 2025 and 8.7 percent this May.

In June of this year, international air travel prices increased by 4.5 percent and domestic air travel by 2 percent.  

High variations among EU countries

Between April and June of the current year, annual rates of change for air transport services varied widely among EU countries. 

In Belgium, prices increased for all the three months, though at a slowing pace: by 41.5 percent in April 2026, 33.8 percent in May, and 28.7 percent in June compared with the same months in 2025.

On the other hand, in Slovakia, prices of air transport services declined, most notably in April 2026 (-53 percent), May (-48.2 percent), and June (-45.1 percent) as well.

In most EU countries, however, prices for air transport services dropped in April 2026, followed by increases in May 2026. In June 2026, Austria (+22.3 percent) and Greece (+15.1 percent) also registered annual rates of change above 15 percent. In contrast, Hungary (-13.6 percent) and Poland (-13.1 percent) were among the biggest decreases.