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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

Airlines slash flight prices to US after anti-Trump backlash hits tourist numbers

Lining up: Delta Air Lines aircraft at New York JFK. The carrier has abandoned expansion plans from July - (Simon Calder)

As official US data reveals a 17 per cent year-on-year slump in Europeans visiting the United States in March 2025, airlines are slashing summer prices to fill planes.

Normally nonstop air fares between the UK and US soar towards £1,000 return in July and August.

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