Unreal airfares to Europe this year

Unfortunately, no time soon.

Jet fuel prices are going to be high for some time, even after (or if) the Straight opens again. Refinement and distribution of jet fuel takes time. Also, the "cheap" seats are no longer favorable for the airlines: they're making more on premium economy and business class seats. Add to that the fact the airlines now know travelers will bear higher prices, they'll be in no hurry to lower them again.

CNBC and Bloomberg have both been running articles about how the era of inexpensive travel is probably over until there's some kind of economic correction that makes it profitable again.

As always, your mileage may vary.

-- Mike Beebe

No one knows; no one could have predicted this current international mess.

You can use Google Flights and set up price Alerts. Sometimes a fare will drop for a few hours. You can also see how prices change with the days of the week, and research the history of the prices. You can also search flights to other European airports- sometimes that helps. Or from dissent US airports.
Once you have done your research, always book directly with the airlines.
I'm afraid we are all going to be affected by these price bumps. Good luck!

Dear OP, Could you perhaps give a little more detail? For example. What were they asking in 2025 and what are you getting as quotes now? Also, what city pairs are you looking at?

We do sympathize, but are thankful we purchased our ORD-LHR tickets for August/Sept back in December.

Hmm... confusing post. I checked a random day Nov 11-19. Nonstop roundtrip Chicago to Paris $778 on United. Delta and American also have a similar fare. Agree with Carol now retired; hard to understand this post until more info is provided / sources sited.