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THE MONTHLY BRIEF
1 August, 2026
Good morning,
This is The Monthly Brief. In July we sent 28 email alerts with 1,068 busin=
ess class fares inside, out of 54 European cities. And 60 were non-stop. Th=
e best of them went to Gold only, and here they are, with the three things =
that moved the market:
* fuel back on the boil
* the half-empty Atlantic
* Asia, the long way round
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The fares Gold caught in July
-----------------------------
All fares are return, per person, business class both ways. =E2=80=98Normal=
ly=E2=80=99 is the airline=E2=80=99s own quote for the same seats on a norm=
al day.
London to Montego Bay, =C2=A31,325 non-stop. Virgin Atlantic, normally =C2=
=A33,850+.=E2=80=8B
The fare of the month: 66% off, on a route Virgin only started flying in Ja=
nuary ( https://2af1f672.click.convertkit-mail.com/mvug9455gdb5hq4wdmdfmhre=
k7ln2i3h2lzqw/owhkhqhw2gnmzquvhr/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudHJhdmVsZGFpbHluZXdzLmNvbS=
9hdmlhdGlvbi92aXJnaW4tYXRsYW50aWMtYm9vc3RzLWphbWFpY2EtYWlybGlmdC1mcm9tLWhlY=
XRocm93LWZvci1zdW1tZXItMjAyNi8=3D ).
Vienna to Dubai, from =E2=82=AC1,244. Qatar Airways, normally =E2=82=AC3,25=
0+.=E2=80=8B
July=E2=80=99s cheapest euro fare.
Milan and Rome to New Delhi, from =E2=82=AC1,330. Finnair, normally =E2=82=
=AC3,400+.=E2=80=8B
The same alert landed in 31 cities; London=E2=80=99s =C2=A31,556 was June=
=E2=80=99s price to the pound. Some fares have habits.
Amsterdam to Muscat, =E2=82=AC1,547 non-stop. Oman Air, normally =E2=82=AC3=
,300+.
Manchester to New York, =C2=A31,693. TAP, normally =C2=A33,750+.=E2=80=8B
London went for =C2=A31,911.
London to Lagos, Zanzibar and Johannesburg, from =C2=A31,754. Kenya Airways=
, normally =C2=A33,750+.=E2=80=8B
Amsterdam was in that one too, Johannesburg for =E2=82=AC1,848.
Lisbon to S=C3=A3o Paulo, =E2=82=AC1,814. LATAM, normally =E2=82=AC3,800+.=
=E2=80=8B
Fortaleza went for =E2=82=AC1,818, non-stop.
Dublin to Boston and New York, from =E2=82=AC2,003 non-stop. JetBlue, norma=
lly =E2=82=AC3,800+.
Paris to Tokyo, =E2=82=AC2,389 non-stop. Japan Airlines, normally =E2=82=AC=
4,250+.=E2=80=8B
A non-stop to Japan rarely goes this low.
Manchester to Melbourne, =C2=A32,852. Etihad, normally =C2=A35,500+.=E2=80=
=8B
Sold on the last day of the month. Australia almost never cracks; in July i=
t cracked in four separate alerts, Qatar from Helsinki at =E2=82=AC3,194 an=
d China Southern from London at =C2=A33,182 among them.
If you would like all the fares, not just the pick of them, Gold is =E2=82=
=AC119 a year. Join Gold ( https://2af1f672.click.convertkit-mail.com/mvug9=
455gdb5hq4wdmdfmhrek7ln2i3h2lzqw/p8heh9h4ngdwveaqh3/aHR0cHM6Ly9sdXh1cnlmbGl=
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This month in business class
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Fuel went back on the boil. Last month we wrote that fuel had come off its =
peak. In mid-July the Iran conflict flared up again and jet fuel jumped 18%=
in a single week ( https://2af1f672.click.convertkit-mail.com/mvug9455gdb5=
hq4wdmdfmhrek7ln2i3h2lzqw/x0hph6he59zvggc5hl/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9yYmVzLmNvbS=
9zaXRlcy9zdXphbm5lcm93YW5rZWxsZWhlci8yMDI2LzA3LzI0L3N1cmdpbmctamV0LWZ1ZWwtY=
29zdHMtaGlnaGVyLWFpcmZhcmVzLw=3D=3D ); it sits around $160 a barrel as we w=
rite this (IATA ( https://2af1f672.click.convertkit-mail.com/mvug9455gdb5hq=
4wdmdfmhrek7ln2i3h2lzqw/dpheh0hel8klzzsmh4/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaWF0YS5vcmcvZW4v=
cHVibGljYXRpb25zL2Vjb25vbWljcy9mdWVsLW1vbml0b3Iv )). US fares have risen ei=
ght months in a row, and Europe=E2=80=99s carriers are just as keen, long-h=
aul and premium first. Expect the normal-day prices above to keep drifting =
up, and the sharp fares to get pulled faster. When the right one lands, boo=
k it the same day.
The Atlantic flew half empty. Bookings from Europe to the US were down 14% =
this July. Frankfurt down 36%, Barcelona 26%, Amsterdam 23% (OMAAT ( https:=
//2af1f672.click.convertkit-mail.com/mvug9455gdb5hq4wdmdfmhrek7ln2i3h2lzqw/=
z2hghnheqp7q9ruph0/aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmVtaWxlYXRhdGltZS5jb20vbmV3cy90cmFuc2F0bGFu=
dGljLXN1bW1lci10cmF2ZWwtZGVtYW5kLXNvZnRlbmluZy8=3D )). The airlines did not=
cut their schedules to match. Somebody has to fill those cabins up front, =
which is why the list above has New York on it three times.
To Asia, the long way round. EASA is telling airlines to stay out of Irania=
n and Iraqi skies ( https://2af1f672.click.convertkit-mail.com/mvug9455gdb5=
hq4wdmdfmhrek7ln2i3h2lzqw/x0hph6he59z587f5hl/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdmlhdGlvbm5ld3MuZX=
UvbmV3cy8yMDI2LzA3L2Vhc2EtdXJnZXMtYWlybGluZXMtdG8tYXZvaWQtaXJhbi1hbmQtaXJhc=
S1haXJzcGFjZS1hbWlkLXJlbmV3ZWQtbWlkZGxlLWVhc3QtY29uZmxpY3Qv ), so some Euro=
pe to Asia flights are covering hundreds of extra miles ( https://2af1f672.=
click.convertkit-mail.com/mvug9455gdb5hq4wdmdfmhrek7ln2i3h2lzqw/kkhmh6hnk6e=
kglslh7/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhldHJhdmVsZXIub3JnL21pZGRsZS1lYXN0LWZsaWdodC1zdXN=
wZW5zaW9ucy1hbmQtcmVyb3V0aW5nLWludGVuc2lmeS1pbi1qdWx5Lw=3D=3D ), and severa=
l European carriers still have Dubai and Riyadh on pause. The Gulf and Asia=
n airlines cannot pause; their hubs sit in the middle of it. That is how se=
ven airlines came to sell India under =E2=82=AC1,900 in July, Finnair the c=
heapest at =E2=82=AC1,330. The month ended on theme: 316 Etihad fares in a =
single alert on 31 July, Asia, Africa and Australia in one go. Flying east =
soon: take a connection of two hours plus, and expect the odd schedule chan=
ge.
Already booked east? Then spend two minutes on your ticket this weekend, be=
fore the schedule does it for you. These waivers and rules change by the we=
ek, so always double-check the current terms with your airline first. The s=
tandard picture:
* The airline cancels or makes a big schedule change: you choose, free rebo=
oking or a full refund. On flights departing from Europe, that is the law (=
EU261 ( https://2af1f672.click.convertkit-mail.com/mvug9455gdb5hq4wdmdfmhre=
k7ln2i3h2lzqw/25h2hoh3k4gkr4u3h4/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVwb2ludHNndXkuY29tL2Fpcmxpbm=
UvZ3VpZGUtZXUyNjEtZmxpZ2h0LWNvbXBlbnNhdGlvbi8=3D )), whatever ticket you ho=
ld. Airspace trouble cancels the cash compensation, never that choice.
* Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad have run disruption waivers ( https://=
2af1f672.click.convertkit-mail.com/mvug9455gdb5hq4wdmdfmhrek7ln2i3h2lzqw/g3=
hnh5hm46n47xbrh9/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9pbnRoYWNrcy5jb20uYXUvbmV3cy9taWRkbGUtZW=
FzdC1haXJzcGFjZS1jbG9zdXJlcy0yMDI2Lw=3D=3D ) all year, free date changes an=
d refunds on affected flights; Gulf Air and Oman Air follow the same playbo=
ok. Check the airline=E2=80=99s travel alerts page, not your fare rules.
* Never cancel first yourself. Wait for the airline=E2=80=99s move or a wai=
ver; cancel on your own and your ticket=E2=80=99s fare conditions bite.
* Changing plans by choice is a different story: that depends on your ticke=
t, so read the change and refund lines in your confirmation first.
-------------------
What to expect next
-------------------
Last month we said the sharpest fares would run to Asia and Africa through =
the Middle East. That mostly held. The Atlantic we did not see coming.
For the next few months: the Americas could be the value play; it hangs on =
fuel. Half-empty cabins pull fares down, $160 fuel pushes them up. India an=
d the Gulf look set to stay sharp either way; the more the Middle East rumb=
les, the harder the Gulf carriers have to discount. Watch the Atlantic; the=
East can take care of itself.
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argin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px" class=3D"">1 August, 2026</p></div></td>
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low:hidden"><tbody><tr><td as=3D"td" class=3D"ck-column ck-column-1" width=
=3D"100%" style=3D"background-color:transparent;background-size:cover;backg=
round-position:center;border-radius:0px;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-alig=
n:top"><div style=3D"padding:0px 0px 0px 0px">
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D"">Good morning,</p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D"">This is The Monthly Brief. In July we sent 28 ema=
il alerts with 1,068 business class fares inside, out of 54 European cities=
. And 60 were non-stop. The best of them went to Gold only, and here they a=
re, with the three things that moved the market:</p>
<ul class=3D"unordered_list" style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;=
font-size:16px;color:#292929;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-heig=
ht:1.5;text-align:left;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px">
<li class=3D"list_item"><span>fuel back on the boil</span></li>
<li class=3D"list_item"><span>the half-empty Atlantic</span></li>
<li class=3D"list_item"><span>Asia, the long way round</span></li>
</ul>
<h2 style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:32px;color:#292=
929;font-weight:400;line-height:1.5;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0" class=3D"=
">The fares Gold caught in July</h2>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""><em>All fares are return, per person, business cl=
ass both ways. =E2=80=98Normally=E2=80=99 is the airline=E2=80=99s own quot=
e for the same seats on a normal day.</em></p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">London to Mo=
ntego Bay, =C2=A31,325 non-stop.</strong> <em>Virgin Atlantic, normally =C2=
=A33,850+.</em>=E2=80=8B<br>The fare of the month: 66% off, on a route Virg=
in <a href=3D"https://2af1f672.click.convertkit-mail.com/mvug9455gdb5hq4wdm=
dfmhrek7ln2i3h2lzqw/owhkhqhw2gnmzquvhr/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudHJhdmVsZGFpbHluZXdz=
LmNvbS9hdmlhdGlvbi92aXJnaW4tYXRsYW50aWMtYm9vc3RzLWphbWFpY2EtYWlybGlmdC1mcm9=
tLWhlYXRocm93LWZvci1zdW1tZXItMjAyNi8=3D" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"ck-link=
" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" style=3D"color:#3b5a8c" url-id=3D"1874586812"=
><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">only started flying in January</stron=
g></a>.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">Vienna to Du=
bai, from =E2=82=AC1,244.</strong> <em>Qatar Airways, normally =E2=82=AC3,2=
50+.</em>=E2=80=8B<br>July=E2=80=99s cheapest euro fare.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">Milan and Ro=
me to New Delhi, from =E2=82=AC1,330.</strong> <em>Finnair, normally =E2=82=
=AC3,400+.</em>=E2=80=8B<br>The same alert landed in 31 cities; London=E2=
=80=99s =C2=A31,556 was June=E2=80=99s price to the pound. Some fares have =
habits.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">Amsterdam to=
Muscat, =E2=82=AC1,547 non-stop.</strong> <em>Oman Air, normally =E2=82=AC=
3,300+.</em></p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">Manchester t=
o New York, =C2=A31,693.</strong> <em>TAP, normally =C2=A33,750+.</em>=E2=
=80=8B<br>London went for =C2=A31,911.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">London to La=
gos, Zanzibar and Johannesburg, from =C2=A31,754.</strong> <em>Kenya Airway=
s, normally =C2=A33,750+.</em>=E2=80=8B<br>Amsterdam was in that one too, J=
ohannesburg for =E2=82=AC1,848.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">Lisbon to S=
=C3=A3o Paulo, =E2=82=AC1,814.</strong> <em>LATAM, normally =E2=82=AC3,800+=
.</em>=E2=80=8B<br>Fortaleza went for =E2=82=AC1,818, non-stop.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">Dublin to Bo=
ston and New York, from =E2=82=AC2,003 non-stop.</strong> <em>JetBlue, norm=
ally =E2=82=AC3,800+.</em></p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">Paris to Tok=
yo, =E2=82=AC2,389 non-stop.</strong> <em>Japan Airlines, normally =E2=82=
=AC4,250+.</em>=E2=80=8B<br>A non-stop to Japan rarely goes this low.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">Manchester t=
o Melbourne, =C2=A32,852.</strong> <em>Etihad, normally =C2=A35,500+.</em>=
=E2=80=8B<br>Sold on the last day of the month. Australia almost never crac=
ks; in July it cracked in four separate alerts, Qatar from Helsinki at =E2=
=82=AC3,194 and China Southern from London at =C2=A33,182 among them.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""></p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""><em>If you would like all the fares, not just the=
pick of them, Gold is =E2=82=AC119 a year.</em><em><strong style=3D"font-w=
eight:bolder"> </strong></em><a href=3D"https://2af1f672.click.convertkit-m=
ail.com/mvug9455gdb5hq4wdmdfmhrek7ln2i3h2lzqw/p8heh9h4ngdwveaqh3/aHR0cHM6Ly=
9sdXh1cnlmbGlnaHRjbHViLmNvbS9nb2xkLW9mZmVyL2V1" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"=
ck-link" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" style=3D"color:#3b5a8c" url-id=3D"1874=
586814"><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">Join Gold</strong></a>=E2=80=
=8B</p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""></p>
<h2 style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:32px;color:#292=
929;font-weight:400;line-height:1.5;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0" class=3D"=
">This month in business class</h2>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">Fuel went ba=
ck on the boil.</strong> Last month we wrote that fuel had come off its pea=
k. In mid-July the Iran conflict flared up again and jet fuel <a href=3D"ht=
tps://2af1f672.click.convertkit-mail.com/mvug9455gdb5hq4wdmdfmhrek7ln2i3h2l=
zqw/x0hph6he59zvggc5hl/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9yYmVzLmNvbS9zaXRlcy9zdXphbm5lcm93=
YW5rZWxsZWhlci8yMDI2LzA3LzI0L3N1cmdpbmctamV0LWZ1ZWwtY29zdHMtaGlnaGVyLWFpcmZ=
hcmVzLw=3D=3D" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"ck-link" rel=3D"noopener noreferr=
er" style=3D"color:#3b5a8c" url-id=3D"1874586815"><strong style=3D"font-wei=
ght:bolder">jumped 18% in a single week</strong></a>; it sits around $160 a=
barrel as we write this (<a href=3D"https://2af1f672.click.convertkit-mail=
.com/mvug9455gdb5hq4wdmdfmhrek7ln2i3h2lzqw/dpheh0hel8klzzsmh4/aHR0cHM6Ly93d=
3cuaWF0YS5vcmcvZW4vcHVibGljYXRpb25zL2Vjb25vbWljcy9mdWVsLW1vbml0b3Iv" target=
=3D"_blank" class=3D"ck-link" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" style=3D"color:#3=
b5a8c" url-id=3D"1874586816"><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">IATA</str=
ong></a>). US fares have risen eight months in a row, and Europe=E2=80=99s =
carriers are just as keen, long-haul and premium first. Expect the normal-d=
ay prices above to keep drifting up, and the sharp fares to get pulled fast=
er. When the right one lands, book it the same day.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">The Atlantic=
flew half empty.</strong> Bookings from Europe to the US were down 14% thi=
s July. Frankfurt down 36%, Barcelona 26%, Amsterdam 23% (<a href=3D"https:=
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dGljLXN1bW1lci10cmF2ZWwtZGVtYW5kLXNvZnRlbmluZy8=3D" target=3D"_blank" class=
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1874586820"><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">OMAAT</strong></a>). The a=
irlines did not cut their schedules to match. Somebody has to fill those ca=
bins up front, which is why the list above has New York on it three times.<=
/p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">To Asia, the=
long way round.</strong> <a href=3D"https://2af1f672.click.convertkit-mail=
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"color:#3b5a8c" url-id=3D"1874586822"><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">=
EASA is telling airlines to stay out of Iranian and Iraqi skies</strong></a=
>, so some Europe to Asia flights are <a href=3D"https://2af1f672.click.con=
vertkit-mail.com/mvug9455gdb5hq4wdmdfmhrek7ln2i3h2lzqw/kkhmh6hnk6ekglslh7/a=
HR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhldHJhdmVsZXIub3JnL21pZGRsZS1lYXN0LWZsaWdodC1zdXNwZW5zaW9u=
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=3D"1874586824"><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">covering hundreds of e=
xtra miles</strong></a>, and several European carriers still have Dubai and=
Riyadh on pause. The Gulf and Asian airlines cannot pause; their hubs sit =
in the middle of it. That is how seven airlines came to sell India under =
=E2=82=AC1,900 in July, Finnair the cheapest at =E2=82=AC1,330. The month e=
nded on theme: 316 Etihad fares in a single alert on 31 July, Asia, Africa =
and Australia in one go. Flying east soon: take a connection of two hours p=
lus, and expect the odd schedule change.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D""><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">Already book=
ed east?</strong> Then spend two minutes on your ticket this weekend, befor=
e the schedule does it for you. These waivers and rules change by the week,=
so always double-check the current terms with your airline first. The stan=
dard picture:</p>
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font-size:16px;color:#292929;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-heig=
ht:1.5;text-align:left;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px">
<li class=3D"list_item"><span>The airline cancels or makes a big schedule c=
hange: you choose, free rebooking or a full refund. On flights departing fr=
om Europe, that is the law (<a href=3D"https://2af1f672.click.convertkit-ma=
il.com/mvug9455gdb5hq4wdmdfmhrek7ln2i3h2lzqw/25h2hoh3k4gkr4u3h4/aHR0cHM6Ly9=
0aGVwb2ludHNndXkuY29tL2FpcmxpbmUvZ3VpZGUtZXUyNjEtZmxpZ2h0LWNvbXBlbnNhdGlvbi=
8=3D" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"ck-link" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" style=
=3D"color:#3b5a8c" url-id=3D"1874586826"><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolde=
r">EU261</strong></a>), whatever ticket you hold. Airspace trouble cancels =
the cash compensation, never that choice.</span></li>
<li class=3D"list_item"><span>Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad have run <=
a href=3D"https://2af1f672.click.convertkit-mail.com/mvug9455gdb5hq4wdmdfmh=
rek7ln2i3h2lzqw/g3hnh5hm46n47xbrh9/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9pbnRoYWNrcy5jb20uYXUv=
bmV3cy9taWRkbGUtZWFzdC1haXJzcGFjZS1jbG9zdXJlcy0yMDI2Lw=3D=3D" target=3D"_bl=
ank" class=3D"ck-link" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" style=3D"color:#3b5a8c" =
url-id=3D"1874586828"><strong style=3D"font-weight:bolder">disruption waive=
rs</strong></a> all year, free date changes and refunds on affected flights=
; Gulf Air and Oman Air follow the same playbook. Check the airline=E2=80=
=99s travel alerts page, not your fare rules.</span></li>
<li class=3D"list_item"><span>Never cancel first yourself. Wait for the air=
line=E2=80=99s move or a waiver; cancel on your own and your ticket=E2=80=
=99s fare conditions bite.</span></li>
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: that depends on your ticket, so read the change and refund lines in your =
confirmation first.</span></li>
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<h2 style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:32px;color:#292=
929;font-weight:400;line-height:1.5;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0" class=3D"=
">What to expect next</h2>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D"">Last month we said the sharpest fares would run t=
o Asia and Africa through the Middle East. That mostly held. The Atlantic w=
e did not see coming.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:16px;color:#2929=
29;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px;marg=
in-bottom:8px" class=3D"">For the next few months: the Americas could be th=
e value play; it hangs on fuel. Half-empty cabins pull fares down, $160 fue=
l pushes them up. India and the Gulf look set to stay sharp either way; the=
more the Middle East rumbles, the harder the Gulf carriers have to discoun=
t. Watch the Atlantic; the East can take care of itself.</p>
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