Chinanews.com, February 8th (Sinonews Finance and Economics Ge Cheng) On the 8th, news from the Internet showed that seven state-owned aviation companies under the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission have recently received requests to stop low-priced launches in order to reduce losses. and flight information system.
China New Finance and Economics verified the above-mentioned rumors with many parties, and the relevant staff of the Civil Aviation Administration of China responded that "there is no relevant request for the airline, and you can contact the relevant department for specific details." In addition, the relevant staff of Air China said, "It is really not I understand this matter too well.” China Eastern Airlines did not give a formal response.
Data map: Photo courtesy of China Southern Airlines A350 passenger plane
In addition, a relevant person in charge of a booking platform told Zhongxin Finance, "Screenshots of the price increase are being posted everywhere, but I have not seen the official document." Some aviation industry insiders said, "The current online version has Mistake, no comment on this matter.”
According to data from Ctrip and other platforms, air ticket prices have entered a downward channel after the festival, and cross-border flights have seen "volume increases and prices fall". A decrease of 22%, and a decrease of 25% month-on-month.
Civil aviation expert Li Hanming told Zhongxin Finance and Economics that in the past period of time, various airlines have greatly increased the supply of flights for various reasons.
As the Spring Festival travel season is coming to an end and the demand for short-term passengers has dropped somewhat, there is an oversupply in the market, and ticket prices will naturally decrease.
A few days ago, Air China, China Southern Airlines, and China Eastern Airlines announced their performance forecasts, showing that the three airlines are expected to lose a total of more than 100 billion yuan in 2022.
Among them, Air China's net loss attributable to shareholders of listed companies is about 37 billion to 39.5 billion yuan, China Southern Airlines is expected to lose about 30.3 billion to 33.2 billion yuan, and China Eastern Airlines is expected to lose about 36 billion to 39 billion yuan.
Li Hanming said that the increase in ticket prices can increase the profits of airline companies, but high ticket prices are likely to affect the demand for travel.
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