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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Natalie Wilson

Last-minute Australia flights surge in price ahead of World Cup final

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Football fans who wish to travel to Australia this weekend to cheer on the Lionesses in person at the women’s World Cup final will have to fork out a hefty sum to get there.

While most England fans will be tuning in from home – an average of 4.6 million people watched the semi-final – searches and prices for flights from the UK to Australia have risen tenfold in anticipation of the women’s World Cup 2023 final in Sydney on Sunday 20 August.

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