Travel question: Airlines are profiteering from the Champions League final – should we boycott them?

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After the qualifying matches, fares to Madrid for the final have soared (EPA)

Q I am a Liverpool fan and have been watching the fares to reach Madrid for the final of the Champions League against Spurs on 1 June. It is despicable that airlines have increased their prices to such a degree that it is making it very difficult for the average person to afford this monumental moment in sporting history. All companies that have decided to take advantage of this remarkable situation should be utterly ashamed and embarrassed. Can we launch a boycott against them to stop them profiteering?

Robin G

A As soon as Liverpool beat Barcelona to qualify for the Champions League Final in Madrid, fares to the Spanish capital soared. The following evening, Spurs beat Ajax Amsterdam in the other semi-final, and prices rose even further. The standard return fare (economy class) on British Airways from Heathrow to Madrid and back at appropriate times increased to £1,300 return. Meanwhile fares on all alternative routes from northwest England airports to Spain also rose, on airlines such as easyJet and Jet2.