Resuming routes and optimizing circuit breaker measures will China's international routes usher in a positive?
[Concurrent] Chinese student Xue Yuqi
I bought a flight ticket from London Heathrow to Shanghai Pudong. The fare was about 30,000 yuan. When I bought it, it was quite difficult to grab it, because at that time, I needed to make an appointment in advance, and then I kept queuing up until I was in line. can buy.
[Commentary] Xue Yuqi, a Chinese student, is studying in the UK. During this time, she was happiest than the resumption of direct flights between China and the UK, and she bought a ticket for the direct flight between China and the UK.
[Concurrent] Chinese student Xue Yuqi
(Previously) The specific duration of the transfer must be more than a whole day from start to finish, because it is necessary to spend most of the day in the transit country, wait for the nucleic acid results, and then wait for the green code to come out, which is especially long.
The direct flight is very fast, about 11 hours.
[Commentary] The orderly resumption of international flights in China has benefited many people like Xue Yuqi.
According to China Eastern Airlines, since August, China Eastern Airlines has resumed a number of international routes such as Hangzhou-Manila, Hangzhou-Kuala Lumpur, Qingdao-Osaka, Shanghai-London, etc. At present, China Eastern Airlines has an average of 6 international flights per day and an average of 40 flights per week.
Air China also announced its international flight plan on the 18th. In the near future, Air China will fly nearly 150 international flights in China, the United States, China and Canada.
[Concurrent] Liu Ting, Senior Manager of Public Affairs at Qunar
According to data from the Qunar platform, from August 1 to August 16, the bookings of inbound and outbound air tickets for international flights increased by 20% compared with the same period in July, and the average price paid for inbound and outbound air tickets since August 1 has decreased compared with the same period in July. more than one percent.
[Explanation] In addition to the resumption of international routes, the Civil Aviation Administration of China has also adjusted the circuit breaker measures for international flights. Among them, the circuit breaker time for international flights has been halved, from the previous 4 weeks and 2 weeks to 2 weeks and 1 week. The circuit breaker standard has also changed from The number of confirmed passengers on the flight is changed to the proportion of inbound passengers, that is, the single-entry flight of an airline with 5 confirmed passengers, when the proportion of confirmed passengers reaches 4% of the number of inbound passengers on the flight, the operation will be suspended for one week; when the proportion of confirmed passengers reaches this When the number of inbound passengers on the flight is 8%, the operation will be suspended for 2 weeks.
[Explanation] According to industry experts, this adjustment can be described as "timely rain" for some international routes.
[Concurrent] Qi Qi, associate professor and civil aviation expert of Guangzhou Civil Aviation Vocational and Technical College
If compared with the previous circuit breaker mechanism, the new policy should be relaxed. It used to be an absolute value, but now it is a proportional value, especially for wide-body aircraft that perform international routes in Europe and the United States, the trigger point of the circuit breaker is actually It has been raised, and we have observed that the time for the circuit breaker has been shortened, from the original time of a few weeks to 1 to 2 weeks now, so the stability of the route can basically be determined.
[Explanation] According to the statistics of the Beijing border inspection department, with the optimization and adjustment of the circuit breaker measures for international scheduled passenger flights and the gradual return of flights at the first point of entry, the number of inbound and outbound flights at Beijing Capital International Airport has gradually increased since August.
[Same period] Liu Yiqiang, deputy captain of the first team of the second team on duty at the Beijing Frontier Inspection Station
Since August, the Beijing Frontier Inspection Station has handled more than 28,000 (entry and exit) passengers, an increase of 89% month-on-month, an obvious increase.
[Explanation] In order to effectively respond to the gradual return of international flights, the Beijing Frontier Inspection Station will put the police force in front, reasonably divert and guide passengers entering the waiting area, and create a convenient and safe customs clearance environment.
[Same period] Liu Yiqiang, deputy captain of the first team of the second team on duty at the Beijing Frontier Inspection Station
Here, the Beijing Border Inspection Station reminds passengers who have travel needs to pay attention to the changes in the destination's epidemic prevention policy, pay attention to flight dynamics and changes in the entry and exit policies, and reserve sufficient time (for relevant procedures) to avoid delaying the trip.
[Explanation] Qi Qi pointed out that the full resumption of international scheduled passenger flights will play a positive role in the civil aviation industry, but whether or not to further liberalize in the future will depend on the development of overseas epidemics and scientific research and judgment on the risk of overseas import of the epidemic.
[Concurrent] Qi Qi, associate professor and civil aviation expert of Guangzhou Civil Aviation Vocational and Technical College
The recovery of the civil aviation industry depends to a large extent on the overall national epidemic prevention situation, which is actually the top priority.
If the international air routes are blindly resumed and the importation of overseas epidemics is triggered, it will actually bring a relatively large impact and pressure to the current policy of clearing the epidemic prevention society in our country. of.
Reporter Liu Chao reports from Beijing
Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]