(London Reuters) Although the number of outbound flights in China has increased significantly by 192%over the same period last year, it is only 15%before the epidemic.
The data released by Tourism Data Company FORWARDKEYS on Thursday (January 12) shows that within a week after China announced the re -opening of the border, China's outbound flight reservation is still only 15%before the epidemic.
Aviation Data Analysis Company Cirium data also shows that in January this year, airlines have only 11%before the epidemic, and the capacity for April is expected to rise to about 25%.
Since China announced the border control on December 26, some travel websites have announced a report that the search and booking volume has increased several times, but it has not been compared with the data before the outbreak.
ForwardKeys Vice President Olivier Ponti said that the low capacity, high fare, visa application backlog, and restrictions on immune prevention restrictions in multinational countries challenged the industry's recovery.He added: "Although the lunar New Year is likely to have the first rebound in international travel in the past three years, we need to wait longer to see the number of Chinese tourists recovered."
ForwardKeys predicts that China's outbound market will rebound strongly in the second quarter of this year, and airlines will expected to increase their capacity during the Labor Day holiday in May, the Dragon Boat Festival and summer vacation in June.Forwardkeys data also shows that from December 26th to January 3rd, the most popular destination in mainland China is Macau, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Singapore, Bangkok, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Frankfurt, of which 67%The ticket reservation is enlisted during the Spring Festival from January 7 to February 15.
