Air ticket bookings in March increased significantly compared with 3, and tourism in Hainan and Yunnan showed "off-season"

On March 3, civil aviation will usher in the adjustment of the summer and autumn season flight schedule. The key word for the summer/autumn 26 season is "recovery."

According to the "2023 Summer Season Flight Schedule Allocation Policy", the planned number of domestic passenger weekly flights has exceeded that before the epidemic (2019), and most of the city lines with more densification are the Chengdu line, and the Beijing-Rong and Shanghai-Rong lines are busier than before the epidemic.

Airlines resume destinations for the new season

Before the change of season, the civil aviation market was stable and improving, and the double volume of passenger traffic increased month-on-month. According to data released by Flight Regular, 8,4 passenger flights were carried out last week, with an average of 12060,4 per day, an increase of 2022% month-on-month, an increase of 165% compared with 2019, and a recovery to 95% in 1050. The weekly passenger volume was 9.150 million, with a daily average of 1.6 million, an increase of 2022% month-on-month, an increase of 258% over 2019, and a recovery to 87% in 75. The weekly implementation rate was 3%, an increase of 3 percentage points from the previous month. As of March 19, a total of 88,29 domestic passenger flights have been implemented nationwide this year, a year-on-year increase of 26%, recovering to 2019% of the same period in 96; A total of 2,98 international passenger flights were performed, a year-on-year increase of 206% and a decrease of 2019% over the same period in 86.

Some airlines have announced that they will increase capacity in key cities during the new season. China Southern Airlines said that it will further expand and optimize its route network around passenger travel needs, focusing on strengthening the capacity of the "dual hubs" of Guangzhou and Beijing, and optimizing the route network of Shanghai, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Wuhan, Changsha, Zhengzhou, Hainan, Chengdu, Hangzhou and Shenyang. In the summer and autumn season of 2023, the average daily flight volume of China Southern Airlines Group exceeded 3000,<>.

Tourist cities present "off-season"

A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily learned from the Qunar platform that since March 2023 (3.3-1.3), air ticket bookings in many cities in China have returned to the pre-epidemic level. Among the top 21 cities by booking volume in March, Sanya, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Haikou, Harbin, Changsha and Chongqing have exceeded 3 in inbound and outbound bookings, and Nanjing, Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian and other cities have recovered to more than 25% of 2019.

Since February, the recovery speed of commercial trunk lines mainly in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shanghai and Shenzhen has ranked among the top in the country, which shows that the public business market is recovering rapidly.

Qunar data shows that business hotel bookings are rising rapidly. Since February 2, business hotel bookings have increased by 15.2019 times compared with the same period before the pandemic (1). Apart from the four megacities of North, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the top 3 cities with the fastest recovery speed are Changsha, Suzhou, Foshan, Zhuhai and Hangzhou. With the recovery of business and business passengers, the domestic civil aviation passenger structure has gradually normalized, which is conducive to airlines to rationally adjust the route network structure to meet the arrival of the summer season.

Guo Lechun, vice president of Qunar Big Data Research Institute, analyzed that while the routes of big cities are busy, tourist cities also show the characteristics of "off-season is not light", Hainan represented by Sanya and Haikou, and Yunnan represented by Dali, the air ticket bookings of the two major tourist destination provinces have increased significantly compared with 2019. Since March, Sanya's inbound and outbound bookings have exceeded 3 by 2019%, and Haikou's inbound and outbound bookings have increased by 45%; Dali inbound and outbound bookings exceeded 19% in 2019.

Japan, South Korea, Australia, Southeast Asia both increased flight volume and bookings

As of press time, the scheduled flight schedule for international routes has not yet been announced, but according to the new season plans announced by airlines, the planned number of flights on international routes is expected to reach 2019% to <>% of <>.

According to Qunar platform data, from March 2023 to 3, 1, air ticket bookings in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, South Korea and other countries increased significantly month-on-month, and the average price paid for air tickets decreased. According to the current passenger demand, destinations such as Thailand and Malaysia are expected to recover to pre-epidemic flight volumes.

With the arrival of the flight season, the number of flights to Southeast Asia has increased, and the price of air tickets for destinations such as Singapore has dropped significantly. On the Qunar platform, from April to May, the price of direct tax-inclusive air tickets from Guangzhou, Nanning and Haikou to Singapore is as low as about 4 yuan, and the round-trip is about 5 yuan. This is down 500% from the beginning of February. During the May Day period, the price of direct flights including tax is 1200 yuan, which is even lower than many domestic destinations.

Japan, South Korea, and Australia have also recently increased their flights, and fares will continue to decline as routes resume. On April 4, the price of direct flights between Tianjin and Tokyo including tax was 16,2572 yuan, and Beijing-Tokyo was 2976,3 yuan, down nearly <>% from March. In addition, direct flight tickets are available for Chinese mainland to Tehran in Iran, Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi and other cities.

Guo Lechun said that at present, China has piloted the resumption of outbound tourism business in 60 countries, and many countries have canceled the requirements for new crown nucleic acid testing, and opening up will be the general trend. Domestic travelers want to get around, and the world needs Chinese travelers.

Text/Reporter Lin Lishuang

(Beijing Youth Daily)