Travel during the May Day holiday
Most people have already bought their tickets in advance
But just around the corner, airfares have plummeted
Let many people shout "loss"
The entry of "ticket price reduction" also rushed to the hot search
Netizens are hotly discussed
For the price of the ticket "diving"
Some netizens bought it expensively, saying that they were congested
Some netizens also said that they just picked up a bargain
Some netizens also said
Refunding and repurchasing tickets is cost-effective even if the handling fee is deducted
The reporter interviewed a number of airlines and OTA platforms
and industry insiders learned
This year's "May Day" domestic air ticket prices
The advent period has indeed been downgraded
One of the reasons
It is the airline based on the expectations of the market
More capacity will be pre-arranged for off-season flights
to meet the needs of civil aviation
If the supply of capacity is greater than the demand
The price of the flight will be adjusted
Dynamic changes in supply and demand affect the price of air tickets
Ctrip data shows that in the past week, the one-way tax-included price of domestic air tickets before and after the May Day holiday fell by about 30% compared with the same period last month. For example, the tax-included fares of Shanghai-Sanya in the past week fell by about 60% month-on-month, and the tax-inclusive fares of Beijing-Xiamen, Shanghai-Kunming, Guangzhou-Beijing and other routes fell by more than 40% month-on-month.
On May 1, the price of air tickets from Guangzhou to Beijing Source: Ctrip App
Qin Jing, vice president of Trip.com Group, said that the price of air tickets changes dynamically according to the relationship between supply and demand. During peak and peak seasons, airlines will pre-arrange more flight capacity than in the off-season to meet the demand for civil aviation according to their expectations for the market. When the supply of capacity is still greater than the demand for the holidays, airlines will adjust the prices of the corresponding flights in order to dilute the cost of capacity, so the price of air tickets will fall as the holidays approach.
Qin Jing added that with the increasing convenience of rail transit in recent years, many passengers choose high-speed rail tours, which also diverts the demand for civil aviation to a certain extent.
Zheng Hongfeng, CEO of Feiyou Technology Co., Ltd., believes that the "May Day" domestic air ticket dive reflects the rapid recovery of China's civil aviation market, and domestic passengers have gradually begun to pursue travel certainty and plan their trips in advance.
Judging from the current number of air ticket bookings, the data of Air Travel shows that the top ten popular domestic destinations are Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Xi'an, Chongqing, Kunming and Wuhan. In terms of outbound travel, Seoul, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Tokyo, Osaka, Singapore, Taipei, Macau, London and Sydney are popular destinations for outbound travel during the May Day holiday.
Zhao Nan, director of the development of the air travel industry, said that during the "May Day" holiday, the civil aviation market is expected to rise in volume and price, and the number of passengers going to neighboring countries or regions such as Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea, especially visa-free countries, will increase significantly. According to this analysis, to a certain extent, outbound tourism has also diverted domestic tourists. According to data from Air Travel, as of April 22, during the "May Day" holiday, the number of air tickets booked for inbound and outbound routes exceeded 790,000, an increase of about 14% from a week ago and an increase of more than 1.5 times over the same period last year.
Will the "May Day" return ticket skyrocket? Airlines: The possibility is low
Some netizens are worried about the increase in the price of return air tickets on May Day, "just like traveling to Hainan during the Chinese New Year, the air ticket is 200 yuan when you go, and the air ticket is 20,000 yuan when you return"...... Will there be a spike in return airfares?
The relevant person in charge of China Eastern Airlines said that during this year's "May Day" period, the number of flights is expected to reach 12,322. As of April 29, the air ticket price of the "May Day" holiday is stable, taking the popular tourist city of Chengdu as an example, on May 4 and 5, the lowest price of air tickets to Guangzhou is 1,277 yuan, and the lowest price of air tickets from Guangzhou to Chengdu is 1,081 yuan, the lowest price of air tickets to Shanghai is 1,010 yuan, the lowest price of air tickets from Shanghai to Chengdu is 1,150 yuan, the lowest price of air tickets to Beijing is 911 yuan in the same period, and the lowest price of air tickets from Beijing to Chengdu is 911 yuan. The relevant person in charge of China Eastern Airlines said that there are still tickets for the above popular routes.
The relevant person in charge of Spring Airlines told reporters that as of April 29, from the pre-sale situation, the price of air tickets on May 4 and 5 did not fluctuate much. Taking the Chengdu route as an example, whether it is the ticket price of the route departing from Chengdu to popular domestic cities or outbound travel routes, or the ticket price of the flight back to Chengdu, it is basically the same as in previous years.
"During the Spring Festival holiday this year, the price of return air tickets in Hainan was tens of thousands of yuan, mainly because the local air ticket volume was less than demand at that time. During this year's May Day holiday, the capacity of many popular domestic routes is sufficient. The relevant person in charge of Feichang told reporters that during the "May Day" period, domestic airports are expected to take off and land 151612 total flights, with an average daily takeoff and landing of 30,322 flights, an increase of 8.99% over last year's "May Day" holiday and an increase of 36.2% compared with 2019.
According to Feichangzhun forecast, during the "May Day" period, it is expected that 39 cities in China will take off and land more than 1,000 flights, of which Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and Guangzhou are the top four, and Chengdu has the largest increase in domestic take-off and landing flights compared with 2019, which is 81.66%.
"As of April 29, popular domestic tourist cities such as Sanya, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Beijing, and Guangzhou have economy class tickets available on May 4 and 5. The relevant person in charge of Feichang said that during this year's "May Day" period, the domestic capacity of various airlines increased significantly, so the probability of extreme domestic air ticket prices soaring is not large. At the same time, the person in charge added that since the price of air tickets is floating, there is also a possibility that the price will rise when the return peak is approaching.
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Source: Sichuan Daily