Airlines Gear Up to Offer Growing Int'l Flights In 2023

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■ Source: Global Times

The airlines vowing to add international flights to cope with the rising demand.


China Eastern Airlines plans to increase international passenger routes to 48, with 184 flights in January.
The carrier said the resumption of international flights requires a preparation process, and it is intensively gearing up efforts.
China Southern Airlines said the total number of weekly scheduled flights for outbound routes will reach 373 during the Spring Festival travel rush, which will last for 40 days till February 6.


Other airlines made similar decisions, such as Spring Airlines, which said that it will resume daily services from Shanghai to Phuket from January 18. The route from Guangzhou to Chiang Mai will resume from January 18.
Juneyao Air said that starting from January 18, it will resume international passenger flights from Shanghai to Chiang Mai.


The border reopening gives a shot in the arm to market confidence, dampened for the past three years.
The CAAC said that this year, it aims to return to 75 percent of the 2019 level in terms of flight market performance.


It will also take time for consumers to rebuild confidence, Luo Chengzhao, an analyst from aviation data consultancy CADAS, told the Global Times on Sunday.
There will be a recovery of 10-20 percent in the level of international flights in the current flying season, instead of explosive growth, Luo said, but starting from the next season, which begins in March, there will be a fast rebound.