Fare war? Sub-$400 fares to Athens plus see 1-2 more cities in Europe
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There appears to be a potential fare war brewing on flights to Athens. It started with a fare sale by Emirates (h/t Running With Miles) on their direct Newark to Athens fifth-freedom flight (EWR-ATH). That fare sale is for $433 roundtrip, but you get a discount for multiple passengers
If you fly with 2 people, you’re looking at about $770 total ($375 per person). The direct Emirates EWR-ATH flights are blocked as follows
- EWR-ATH 11:50pm – 4:10pm (+1) (9hr 15m)
- ATH-EWR 5:25pm – 9:30pm (11hr 5m)
which is a fairly late arrival into Athens and not a super convenient return time for connections on the way back to Newark.
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