Flight Price Index 2017: Tanzania among the most expensive countries for flights

Online travel agency Kiwi.com have produced their annual ranking detailing the cost of air travel in 80 countries. As a company which prides itself on offering the best value ticket prices for customers, Kiwi.com undertook the research in order to help make travellers aware of countries that offer good opportunities for affordable travel. Following on from the findings of last year’s Flight Price Index, this round also tracks the changes in the industry, providing a compelling insight into the fluctuating price of air travel around the world.

To calculate the rankings, Kiwi.com analysed over a million flights to find an average price of short-haul and long-haul flights on low cost and full service airlines from each of the countries. Domestic flights were calculated by finding an average airfare from the country’s capital to up to five major cities within the country, or to a major city nearby in a neighbouring country when no domestic flights were available. The price of international travel was calculated based on flights from all international airports within the country, to several international hubs. All flights were checked for the same dates of travel taking into account high and low seasons.

Tanzania ranks in position 42, with an average flight cost of US $14.47 per 100 km of travel, factoring in both short haul and long haul journeys. This compares with the most affordable country, Malaysia, averaging a flight cost of $4.18 per 100 km of travel. At the other end of the ranking, Belgium calculated at a cost over 13 times higher, at $54.63 per 100 km of travel. Tanzania was not included in 2016’s ranking, making 2017 the country’s first appearance in this study.

Major airlines of Tanzania....AirTanzani, Fastjet and PrecisionAir.

The study revealed the 10 countries with the most affordable flights per 100 km:

#	Country	Position	Short-Haul Flights		Long-Haul Flights		Average cost/100 km
			Low Cost cost/100 km	Full Service cost/100 km	Low Cost cost/100 km	Full Service cost/100 km
1	Malaysia	↑	$3.59	$5.42	$1.81	$5.90	$4.18
2	Bulgaria	↑	$3.18	$9.68	$1.94	$3.82	$4.65
3	India	↓	$3.88	$4.25	$5.18	$6.51	$4.96
4	Turkey	↑	$4.35	$7.03	$2.81	$10.91	$6.28
5	Romania	↑	$3.04	$13.81	$2.65	$6.34	$6.46
6	Indonesia	↓	$4.17	$4.47	$6.18	$11.13	$6.49
7	Portugal	↓	$3.96	$15.43	$2.61	$3.98	$6.50
8	Thailand	↑	$4.01	$8.23	$4.55	$10.17	$6.74
9	Sweden	↑	$7.40	$15.90	$1.31	$3.22	$6.96
10	Spain	↑	$8.62	$13.79	$1.72	$4.21	$7.08

The 10 countries with the most expensive flights:

#	Country	Position	Short-Haul Flights		Long-Haul Flights		Average cost/100 km
			Low Cost cost/100 km	Full Service cost/100 km	Low Cost cost/100 km	Full Service cost/100 km
71	Oman	↓	$50.81	$61.72	$10.72	$10.91	$33.54
72	Lebanon	↓	$65.09	$65.09	$4.77	$12.73	$36.92
73	Austria	↓	$68.84	$68.84	$4.43	$6.11	$37.06
74	Serbia	↓	$74.08	$74.08	$8.23	$8.23	$41.15
75	Solomon Islands	↓	$71.95	$71.95	$14.33	$14.33	$43.14
76	United Arab Emirates	↓	$43.65	$46.07	$38.81	$49.13	$44.42
77	Chile	↓	$12.12	$152.01	$25.00	$25.00	$53.53
78	Qatar	↓	$87.50	$102.32	$12.97	$12.97	$53.94
79	Netherlands	↓	$80.03	$80.03	$14.74	$43.24	$54.51
80	Belgium	↓	$86.29	$86.29	$15.48	$30.45	$54.63

“Ticket prices fluctuate constantly and for many reasons. Some of the changes from one year to the next can be attributed to fuel prices, sociopolitical shifts like Brexit, and recent elections. Egypt and Turkey, for example, saw a decrease in ticket prices because of a decrease in demand as a result of regional turmoil," said Kiwi.com CEO Oliver Dlouhý. "By tracking flight cost by country, travellers have more information with which to choose destinations that allow them to travel further on their budget."

Further findings from the ranking include:

• Romania offers most affordable domestic flights on low cost airlines, at $3.04 per 100 km of travel
• Qatar offers the most expensive domestic flights on low cost airlines, at $87.50 per 100 km of travel
• Brazil offers the most affordable domestic flights on full service airlines, at $3.98 per 100 km
• Chile offers the most expensive domestic flights on full service airlines, at $152.01 per 100 km
• Sweden offers the most affordable international flights on low cost airlines, at $1.31 per 100 km
• The United Arab Emirates offers the most expensive international flight on low cost and full service airlines, at $38.81 and $49.13 per 100 km.
• Lithuania offers the most affordable international flight on full service airlines, at $2.50 per 100 km.

Full results of the ranking can be found on the results page here: https://www.kiwi.com/stories/flight-price-index-2017/usd/

source: kiwi.com