Export airfares rise 3.9 percent as summer and soccer kick off

As North America welcomes soccer teams and fans from around the world, many people will take to the skies to reach the United States. Export air passenger fares, or fares paid to U.S. carriers by foreign residents for international travel, rose 3.9 percent from May 2025 to May 2026. Contributing to the rise were a 5.9-percent increase in Latin American/Caribbean fares, a 5.3-percent increase in Asian fares, and a 0.9-percent increase in European fares. Central/South America (9.3 percent) and the United Kingdom (6.5 percent) were among the origins with the largest fare increases. 

These data are from the International Price program. To learn more, see "U.S. Import and Export Prices — May 2026." We also have more charts on import and export price trends, as well as a fact sheet about Air Passenger Fares Indexes in the International Price Program. Europe, Asia, and Latin America/Caribbean include areas not shown in the chart. Data may be revised in each of the 3 months after original publication.