Are flights getting more expensive?
Not right now. The Piratefly monthly Fare Index stands at 97.7 in 2026-10 (month in progress), against 100 in 2026-08: comparable flights are 2.3% cheaper than then, measured on the same routes month to month.
Piratefly price data, updated 2026-10-31 · 4,928,479 fares observed 2026-06-14 → 2026-10-30 · CC BY 4.0
Chain-linked, 2026-08 = 100 · European flights, next 60 days
Source: Piratefly flight price research · 4,928,479 fares observed 2026-06-14 → 2026-10-30 · CC BY 4.0
The numbers
- 2026-08: index 100, 10,546 routes.
- 2026-09: index 96.9 (-3.1% month on month), 18,911 routes.
- 2026-10: index 97.7 (+0.8% month on month), 72,552 routes, in progress.
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Source and method
One-way economy fares observed by Piratefly's price tracker, not booking data or surveys. Full method, all charts and CSV: When to book flights — Piratefly research. Open dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.23290390. Please credit "Piratefly" with a link to this page.
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