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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

August air fares soar as Spain-UK flights hit £780 one way

British Airways

A three-hour flight from Malaga to London is selling for more than a trip to Australia as demand for flights returning from Spain to the UK in the next two weeks is driving air fares to unprecedented levels.

As the summer holidays draw to an end, The Independent has been monitoring fares for families returning to the UK from Spain – the favourite overseas destination for British holidaymakers.

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