London to Moscow Search Increase Statistics From lastminute.com

Winning our first ever penalty shoot out in a World Cup certainly got everyone’s pulses racing and football fans reaching for their phones to see if they can get a last minute flight out to Moscow. With England now through to the quarter finals of the World Cup avid fans are desperate to fly out to Moscow in the hopes to see the team in action and to make more memories over in Russia when the team go again against Sweden on Saturday.

lastminute.com have reported a 256% day on day search increase for London to Moscow on the day of the last group game, and then a 145% day on day search increase on the day of the last 16 game. By 11am this morning lastminute.com has already had 50% of the normal daily searches for London to Moscow, and yesterday being the biggest booking day for the route all year with roughly double the amount of bookings as a normal day.

Amy Smith

With a degree in English Literature from the University of Cambridge, Amy is a freelance writer and columnist. At YCB Magazine, she writes about all things lifestyle, travel & wellness.