With major budget airlines releasing their late-December flight schedules this week, travel forums are filled with anxious holiday planners. Expats and travellers are complaining about skyrocketing peak holiday prices, with one user on X commenting, "Just looked at flights home for December 2026. At these prices, Santa is going to have to hitchhike." Another added, "Nothing ruins a sunny May afternoon quite like booking a £400 one-way train ticket for Christmas Eve."
