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ELATED England fans have spent the night scrambling to join a ‘Berlin Airlift’ heading to Sunday’s historic Euros final against Spain.
Up to 50,000 supporters are expected to race to the Three Lions’ first ever final on foreign soil – with flights swiftly soaring up in price.
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Elated England fans have spent the night scrambling to join a ‘Berlin Airlift’ heading to Sunday’s historic Euros finalCredit: Getty
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The cost of flights to Berlin ahead of Sunday’s final have skyrocketedCredit: PA
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England squeezed past the Netherlands on Wednesday to set up a clash with Spain for Euro 2024 gloryCredit: Rex
After Ollie Watkin’s last gasp screamer took Gareth Southgate’s men through to the final of Euro 2024 fans were quick to try and snap up tickets, flights and hotels ahead of Sunday 14.
A few hundred gold dust tickets are due to go on sale on the UEFA website this week, with the FA having just 10,000 tickets to sell.
Many expect the 40,000 fans from Wednesday’s game in Dortmund to be after tickets once more as well 10,000 extras looking to be part of history.
A remarkable 21 Ryanair flights from UK airports to Berlin between Thursday and Sunday are already sold out.
With 21 EasyJet flights to Berlin from Birmingham, Bristol, Luton and Gatwick between Friday and the match also being fully booked.
The remaining EasyJet flights going from Gatwick to Berlin in the next few days are priced at a whopping £918.
The same seat will set back punters just £167 a week later.
British Airways is also charging £782 to fly from Heathrow to Berlin on Saturday night.
Elsewhere, the cheapest flights to Berlin and back to the UK have more than doubled at best.
An easyJet spokesperson said: “Since the final whistle last night easyJet has seen an increase in demand for flights to and from Berlin.
“Although we don’t artificially put fares up, our pricing is demand-led.
“This means that as quick-thinking football fans booked seats the lower priced fares sold out, however easyJet continues to have availability for direct flights between now and Sunday from the UK to Berlin.”
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Neil Chernoff, BA’s chief planning and strategy officer, said they saw a 1,000 per cent increase in searches for flights to Berlin between 10pm and 11pm on Wednesday.
BA have also announced they are looking at using bigger jets for the flights to allow as many fans as possible to travel.
Neil added: “It’s a huge game and everyone at British Airways hopes England can get over the line and bring it home.”
Hotel prices in Berlin have also rocketed with a one-night stay at a Holiday Inn in Berlin costing £345 on Sunday night.
Over £200 more expensive than the same room a week later.
The Courtyard Berlin City Centre is also charging £606 for Sunday night in its cheapest room – but just £137 the following Sunday.
Airbnb’s in the city have stayed at around £117-a-night based on two people sharing the rooms but are expected to be booked up soon.
Thousands will also be joining the rush to the German capital in cars, camper vans, coaches and trains.
England fans are likely to come over on a 550-mile dash from Calais.
But fans desperate to watch England potentially get their hands on international silverware for the first time since 1966 will be forced to stump up enough cash for re-sale tickets.
Ticket prices for Sunday’s final flew up on the re-sale market with the best seat selling for an incredible £78,000-a-pair as others hit £32,852-a-pair.
Some of the lowest-priced tickets are sat at £4,328 – 25 times the £85 face value they were worth pre-tournament.
UEFA have warned fans about buying tickets from outside sellers as they said: “We urge fans not to purchase tickets on the secondary market.”
England overcame the Dutch in the semi-final at the Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday in a monumental game for Southgate’s side.
The Dutch had started the match the better of the two as Simons gave them the lead in the 7th minute.
Harry Kane levelled the match 11 minutes later from the spot after he won a controversial penalty.
And it was Watkins who was the hero as he fired in the winner in the final moments of the match.
The winning goal sent fans, players and coaching staff into wild celebrations.
Even England’s Dutch coach Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was swept up in the moment before realising it came against his native country.
Pundits Gary Neville and Ian Wright went wild in the ITV studio while Roy Keane remained his composed self.
England will face Spain in the Euro 2024 final on Sunday at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.