With the opening of the new season in summer and autumn, China's flights have ushered in intensive adjustments, and "encryption" and "addition" have become hot words in aviation. According to statistics, a total of 169 domestic and foreign airlines across the country plan to arrange passenger and cargo flights 117222 times a week, an increase of about 2019.20% compared with the summer and autumn season of 85. At present, the May Day holiday is approaching, and many parties predict that outbound tourism will usher in a rapid warming up.
According to data released by airlines, the planned volume of international passenger flights has increased significantly compared with the summer-autumn season of 2022, and is expected to reach 2019% of 1547. According to Air China, Air China plans to operate an average of 101,2019 domestic flights per day and 51 international and regional flights per day in summer and autumn. The planned average daily frequency of domestic flights in summer and autumn increased by 35% compared with the actual daily average number of flights in summer and autumn 3. Air China will add 26 international and regional routes, and from March <>, it will resume routes from Beijing to Rome, Beijing to Osaka, Beijing to Ho Chi Minh City, and Shanghai to Milan, and plans to resume destinations such as Gimpo in Seoul and Gatwick in London. In addition, destinations such as Kuala Lumpur, Busan, Munich, Auckland and Barcelona will also resume in the middle of the season.
China Eastern Airlines said it will resume international flights in an orderly manner, with routes currently confirmed to include Tokyo, Singapore and Phuket, with multiple weekly flights starting March 3, and plans to resume direct flights between Xi'an and Phuket from May 31, while encrypting one flight per day in the summer.
Sichuan Airlines will open 28 new domestic routes in the summer and autumn season, plan to implement more than 290 domestic routes, more than 20 international/regional routes, and more than 120 domestic and foreign cities. Singapore Airlines has encrypted flights between Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to Singapore in the new season, and passenger flight SQ843 from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Singapore successfully flew on March 3. Juneyao Airlines has added a number of popular domestic business travel destinations on the basis of focusing on the resumption of international flights from Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.
With the encryption of international flights, the price of air tickets has gradually decreased, which also creates good prerequisites for outbound travel. According to online travel platform data, outbound air ticket bookings from March 3 to June 26 increased by more than 6% compared to the same period in 30.
For cruise products, the Chinese market is also recovering. The person in charge of Mediterranean Cruises said, "We are seizing the time to study the route deployment, because the deployment of international cruise ships takes a long time, usually more than 12 months, and then we will announce the deployment plan in the Chinese market at an appropriate time." ”
Roy Kriezman, Tourism Counsellor at Israel's Ministry of Tourism, said: "With the resumption and increase of direct flights from Hainan Airlines and Cathay Pacific, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong to Tel Aviv, we are confident in the recovery of the Chinese market, and the number of trips by business and business delegations to Israel is gradually increasing. Israel provides Chinese tourists with 10-year multiple-entry visas, which undoubtedly makes it easier for Chinese tourists to restart their travel to Israel. ”
At present, Thailand remains one of the most popular destinations for domestic outbound travel. According to the platform, since the official announcement of the immigration liberalization policy, Bangkok has become one of the popular cross-border flight destinations booked by Chinese mainland users, and Thailand accounts for 20% of hotel bookings made by travelers on Ctrip for stays longer than 44 days.
West China Metropolis Daily - cover news reporter Zhang Fuchao