Toronto-Incheon peak season exceeds $2,100.<\/p>\n
Air fares are rising steeply as travel demand, which had plummeted due to the corona, has recovered to pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n
The significant increase in travel spending can be seen in the airline industry’s earnings.<\/p>\n
Air Canada, which underwent massive restructuring during the COVID-19 period, announced on the 17th that it recorded a profit of $168 million in the fourth quarter of last year.<\/p>\n
In response, Air Canada announced that it plans to increase the airline’s transportation capacity and revenue-generating ability, ‘available seat mileage’, by about 50% compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n
Officials from a Korean travel agency in Toronto said, “Airfare has risen significantly compared to previous years due to the surge in demand for flights to Korea and the increase in fuel tax.”<\/p>\n
For some travel agencies, as of the 21st, the round-trip airfare for a direct flight between Toronto and Incheon by Korean Air is $1,854 during off-season (September 1-October 31), $1,989 during semi-peak season (May 1-June 21, etc.), and peak season (6 It is on sale for $2,115 (May 22-July 11). These prices apply only through March 1st.<\/p>\n
Air Canada sells non-peak Toronto-Incheon round-trip tickets for $1,549 during the off-season.<\/p>\n
If you search the price of a flight to Korea as of May 1 departure through Expedia (www.expedia.ca), a travel reservation website, you can see that Air Canada is $2,466 and Korean Air is $2,730, and the number of seats is extremely limited.<\/p>\n
In addition, the burden on travelers is expected to increase as airports that recorded losses during the corona period raised various fees charged to passengers as travel demand recently recovered.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Korean Air has decided to postpone the implementation of the mileage reform plan (page B13 of the related article), which has caused public outrage.<\/p>\n
Korean Air initially tried to reduce mileage benefits through the reform of the mileage system in April but backed away when opposition intensified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"