EasyJet flights to Brighton's Europa League games soar in price

Seats on planes to Marseille, Amsterdam and Athens for Albion matches on the continent soared in price after the dates were announced and supporters scrambled to grab tickets.

Fans took to social media to point out that return flights with easyJet from Marseille to Gatwick on October 6 now cost more than £500 compared with as low as £27 the day before.

Tickets have already sold out on the morning flight from Gatwick to Marseille on the day of the match, with a space on a flight the previous day now costing £384.

Albion will face Marseille, Ajax and AEK Athens in the Europa League (Image: Steven Paston/PA Wire)

Those wanting to fly to Amsterdam for Albion’s clash with Ajax on November 9 will have to spend up to £312 for the flight to the Netherlands alone.

Meanwhile, supporters hoping to board the only flight to Athens on November 30 would need to pay more than £400.

The hike in prices means that an Albion supporter hoping to fly with easyJet to each overseas match could have to pay as much as £2,170.

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Some fans managed to avoid some of the extreme price rises by grabbing tickets immediately after the dates for Brighton’s games were announced.

Those who missed out might be able to save some money travelling to the Ajax match by getting a Eurostar train from London to Amsterdam, with standard tickets on November 9 costing up to £129.

Albion fans could face spending more than £2,000 on flights to watch the Seagulls's overseas fixtures (Image: PA)

One Albion supporter vented his frustration at easyJet’s price rises on X, formerly known as Twitter, and said: “Now I know how Taylor Swift fans feel - I think I’ll pass.”

A spokeswoman for easyJet said: “As with all airlines, our pricing is demand-led, which means that as more seats are booked on a flight the price will rise so our fares start low and increase the closer it is to the date of departure.

“The fares highlighted are a direct result of high demand for flights due to convenient scheduled flight times so fares automatically increase as seats on the aircraft are booked.”