Same tedious repetitive nonsense on this thread.
Business travel is up to pre-covid levels. Travel is one area that is hit by geopolitical headwinds every now 'n again but the pent-up demand and business travel is undeniable.

Flight Centre’s FCM says business-class airfares are getting ‘cheaper’ as airlines ramp up flights

Flight Centre’s FCM Consulting expects business-class flights to get cheaper in and out of Australia over the remainder of 2024.

• By MATT BELL

  BUSINESS REPORTER
• 12:12PM JUNE 3, 2024
• 29 COMMENTS

Business-class airfares to and from Australia are falling closer to pre-pandemic prices as airlines continue to ramp up international operations and as a leisure boom settles down.

Analysis from Flight Centre’s corporate division, FCM Consulting, which counts Optus, Wesfarmers and Toyota as clients, shows that the cost of flying in business is 12 per cent more expensive in the first quarter of 2024 than in 2019 – compared to a gap of 18 per cent a year ago.

Economy-class prices were more stable, falling from 12 per cent in the past year to 11 per cent above 2019 levels, according to the Global Quarterly Trend Report.

Easing price rises come as a flurry of airlines including Qantas, Emirates and American Airlines plan to add more flights in the coming months, helping to lift international capacity from 97 per cent to level with pre-pandemic capacity by the end of the year.