Except for business jets, the return ticket for ordinary passenger flights is currently no higher than the highest one, and even economy class tickets for connecting flights are frequently quoted at tens of thousands of yuan.

At noon on March 23, a Boeing 787 aircraft landed at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. The flight trajectory showed that the aircraft originated in London, England.

This 787 is not a regular passenger scheduled flight, but the protagonist in the 180,000 business jet ticket poster that has been circulated recently.

Although the actual return time is delayed by six days compared to the return time shown on the poster, such a business jet can still land directly from London to Shanghai Airport, and it is necessary to transfer all international flights to the 25th Shanghai Hongqiao Airport in Pudong is no longer something that ordinary operators can do.

Is it reliable for a business jet to return home?

In fact, in front of this 787 business jet, there is also a Gulfstream 550 business jet landing at Hongqiao Airport earlier. All of them belong to HNA's Golden Deer Business Aviation and all fly back from London.

This Gulfstream 550 business jet flew non-stop to Hong Kong at 2:05 pm on the 23rd, and took off from Hong Kong and returned to Shanghai Hongqiao at 5.33 shortly after landing in Hong Kong. The 787 business jet flew to Nanning, Guangxi after dropping off its guests.

Not long ago, the Civil Aviation Administration just issued a notice on controlling the number of international passenger flights during the epidemic prevention and control period, requiring each airline to "decrease and not increase" the number of flights on each route. The approval of new flight plans for domestic business jet flights has not been subject to much restrictions.

According to the reporter's understanding, Jinlu ’s 787 business jet has 18 fully flat first-class seats and a master bedroom with a king-size bed. It is believed that passengers who order the “seat” of this king-size bed will pay the fare Not only 180,000 yuan.

Behind the flight of at least 180,000 people is the imbalance between the declining capacity of returning flights and the still eager return demand.

As early as last week, the direct flights back to Shanghai from Europe and the United States in March were basically sold out. This week, as more and more countries like Singapore began to restrict entry and transit, Russia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates have cut back sharply. International flights were even suspended, and the traditional way of returning to their homeland was gradually blocked.

Because of this, many overseas Chinese and overseas students in European and American countries have begun to seek business jet charter flights to return home, and many ticket agents are also showing their magical powers, looking for the distribution of business charter resources.

However, an industry insider revealed to reporters that it is not reliable to buy casual seats for business jets, because in general, the operators of business jets basically do not sell charter flights according to their seats, and many of them are issued by brokers. Seat, whether it is possible to travel is a problem, especially during the epidemic, many operators only accept small groups of guests who know each other. If everyone does not know how to sit in such a small cabin for more than ten hours, there is a risk in itself.

What's more noteworthy is that at present, the Civil Aviation Administration of China has very clear technical guidelines for epidemic prevention and control on passenger flights of transportation airlines, from passenger temperature detection, crew personal protection, on-board services, aircraft daily cleaning and preventive disinfection. There are detailed guidance in all aspects, but the prevention and control of business jet transportation depends on the operator's consciousness.

Under such circumstances, who should be responsible for the risk of imported epidemics brought about by continuing to approve the return flight plan of new business jet flights?

Acting on falsely occupying seats

In fact, in addition to business jets, the return ticket for ordinary passenger flights is currently no higher than the highest, and even economy class tickets for connecting flights are frequently quoted at tens of thousands of yuan.

Even more, ticket agents have increased their prices, and the economy class of ordinary passenger flights from London to Shanghai has also claimed a high price of 55,000 for breaking the ceiling of the full price ticket.

Many airline ticket agents who have been in the industry for many years revealed to reporters that in fact there are many black agents in the agency circle. You can check the information about the classes and fares that are open in the airline's back office by renting a configuration, and then select the number of seats that are not available. For multiple flights, use any ID card to book the flight ticket for this flight. Due to the related policy, tickets can be postponed for a maximum of 24 hours. They will continue to use this time difference to occupy seats until real customers come to buy tickets. Replace with the real customer's ID, and it will be sold at a higher price than the airline back office fare.

Although the airline has issued the latest notice, reiterating the regulation of fare increases by ticket agents, such operations have continued unabated.

In fact, for international students who are still stranded in Europe and the United States, when there are fewer and fewer return routes and the return path is full of risks, choosing to return rashly is not necessarily a rational choice.

Recently, Ambassador Liu Xiaoming said in an interview with CCTV that there are currently 220,000 Chinese students studying in the UK. It is recommended that students closely follow the information provided by the embassy, ​​closely follow the information released by the British health department, and the World Health Organization. Guidance suggestions: Minimize international travel, minimize movement, and avoid cross infection.

This is consistent with Ambassador Cui Tiankai's recent statement. After all, the process of choosing to return to China is a long journey and a gathering, and it will bring more pressure to the domestic airlines, customs, and airports, which have been exhausted to prevent imported cases.

Although the prevention and control and quarantine measures in various places have been continuously upgraded, there are still many loopholes to be plugged. For example, Shandong recently had one confirmed case each. After flying from overseas to Beijing and Shanghai, they continued to take the high-speed rail to Shandong before being diagnosed. In the past two days, each of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou has a local confirmed case, which is a related case imported from abroad.

"Congestion is not a method, and government-led charter flights to designated destinations are the only actions that responsible big nations should take." An industry insider pointed out that in this way, foreigners in the sea can be informed of the way to return to the state and be isolated after returning home The policy is clear, and it is necessary to judge whether it is necessary to come back and avoid the greater risks brought by the blind return to the country through the curve of the epidemic area. (Chen Shanshan)