Actually the exact reverse is true: the flights are in general overpriced during vacation seasons because emigrates are desperate to return home and stay with t

Actually the exact reverse is true: the flights are in general overpriced during vacation seasons because emigrates are desperate to return home and stay with their families a few days. So airways companies exploit this fact. They are cheap in certain periods (not for government helps that are minimal and only recently reintroduced: an unfair price with a 25% of discount remains an unfair price), terribly costly in other periods (500 euros for 2000km flight is common), because the government is not protecting enough people living here or living in Milan/Rome but originally from Sicily. They should have access to decent ticket prices. At the same time you can go from Milano Malpensa to Lisbona with 30 euros or alike...