Overview

• Average one-way fares without baggage now range from €67 at Wizz Air to €130 at Eurowings, versus €66–€110 a year ago.
• Ryanair lost its position as the cheapest low-cost carrier when its average ticket climbed to about €80.
• Tickets booked one day before departure cost €119–€169 on average, compared with €46–€90 for bookings made three months ahead.
• German airports impose some of Europe’s steepest per-passenger charges, with state fees at €58.60 in Frankfurt and €49.06 in Munich.
• Low-cost seat capacity from Germany stands at 93% of pre-pandemic levels, trailing the 133% average elsewhere and prompting calls to cut air traffic taxes.