Airlines recommend buying holiday flights as soon as possible
The employers' association ALA values the Middle East conflict as "the greatest level of uncertainty there has ever been".
BarcelonaThe war in Iran has fully impacted the aviation sector. With the main Persian Gulf airports under threat and fuel prices soaring, airlines advise purchasing summer tickets with the maximum possible margin to avoid price increases. "The recommendation, as always, is that if you know you will travel this summer, buy as soon as possible," remarked the president of the Association of Airlines (ALA), Javier Gándara, this Tuesday.
The employers' association has assessed the current situation as "the highest level of uncertainty that has ever existed," although it has not wanted to specify how much tickets may become more expensive. "Prices are set by the interaction of supply and demand: it will depend on how demand evolves and also on how families' disposable income is affected," Gándara pointed out.
Given this context, Spain and other Mediterranean destinations are positioning themselves as some of the safest, which will lead more tourists to opt for spending their holidays there. A circumstantial effect that the sector already detected with episodes like the Arab Spring.
