West Ham fans forced to pay nearly 500% more for flights to Conference League final
West Ham have a chance to win their first European trophy since they lifted the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1965 but how much will it cost fans to travel to the final.
David Moyes has capped off a remarkable turnaround by guiding West Ham to the Europa Conference League final, their first European final since the 1975-76 Cup Winners’ Cup when they lost 4-2 to Anderlecht.
Research from BonusCodeBets say that West Ham United fans hoping to travel to Prague will have to brace themselves for a big expenditure, with prices for flights skyrocketing by more than 500%.
The final at the Fortuna Arena in Prague is taking place on Wednesday, June 7th and a return trip from London to Vaclav Havel Airport in Prague on Tuesday 6th and returning on Thursday 8th June now costs £519.
This takes just over five hours and includes a stop in Munich, but would get West Ham fans into Prague for 1pm. There is a quicker way to get to the final however, with a 6am flight into Vienna, before connecting into Prague - although this will set Hammers fans back £546.
Research from BonusCodeBets has concluded that if you were to travel to Prague a week earlier, it would cost tourists £97 for the same amount of time, and a week later for the Final is an increase of 513% on prices.
How they got to the final
The Hammers were resolute away to their Dutch opponents, reaching the final in Prague on 7 June with a 1-0 second-leg win.
The Hammers are 15th in the table with two games left, and need just a point across their final two league games to mathematically confirm their safety.
Last year they nearly made it to the final of the Europa League only to lose to eventual winners Eintracht Frankfurt but they held their nerves and against AZ Alkmaar to keep their hopes alive going into Prague .