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NO. Summer passenger flow in 12023 is expected to significantly exceed 2019
The summer transportation was launched on July 1st, and China Railway Group predicts that the national railway will send 760 million passengers during the summer, with a daily average of over 12 million passengers, a significant increase from the same period in 2019.
In terms of civil aviation, data from the Civil Aviation Administration shows that nearly 1.95 million passengers are expected to travel by air every day during the summer vacation. During the summer, the average daily guaranteed flights for civil aviation in China reached 16500, returning to the level of the same period before the epidemic.
The relevant person in charge of the Civil Aviation Administration of China introduced that during the summer transportation period, the airline's overall plan to provide transportation capacity increased by 3.4% compared to the same period in 2019. The summer transportation capacity of Air China, China Southern Airlines, and China Eastern Airlines increased by 18.1%, 5.5%, and 2% respectively compared to the same period in 2019.
The summer forecast report from Tongcheng Travel shows that the average price of domestic air tickets during the summer will remain high, especially reaching a stage high around mid to late August. The peak passenger flow of civil aviation summer transportation in 2023 is mainly distributed in two periods. One is from July 6th to around July 20th, when the average price of domestic air tickets remained at a relatively high level between 900 and 1000 yuan, and the other is from August 2nd to around August 20th, when the average price of domestic air tickets remained between 900 and 1100 yuan.
According to the platform's data, the strong demand for travel has led to an increase of approximately 32% in the average domestic air ticket price for the summer of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022; Compared to the same period in 2019, it has increased by about 5%.
NO. 2 "Tianjin-made" Airbus aircraft delivered to European Airlines
On June 27th, Airbus delivered a 239 seat A321neo aircraft to Hungarian Vez Airways at its Asian assembly line in Tianjin. Previously, Airbus Tianjin's final assembly line only delivered aircraft to Asian airlines. This is the first time Airbus has delivered aircraft to European airlines in Tianjin.
In the past, Chinese airlines used to go abroad to pick up planes, but this time it has changed to foreign airlines coming to China to pick up planes. In addition, this aircraft is not only assembled in China, but also provided with financing leasing services by China Aviation Industry's subsidiary, AVIC Leasing.
Weiz Airlines is one of the largest operators of Airbus A320 series aircraft in Europe, currently operating nearly 200 A320 series aircraft, with a capacity of 160% of pre pandemic levels. Weiz has also ordered over 300 A321neo aircraft, including 47 A321XLRs.
Wiz Airways CEO Jozsef stated that there has been a delay in the delivery of Airbus Hamburg recently, and the delivery in Tianjin is on time. He hopes to receive more aircraft in Tianjin in the future.
No.3 Korean Airlines grounded flights to China?
According to South Korean media reports, some Korean airlines plan to reduce the number of flights to China due to the impact of China South Korea relations. Among them, the Korean Airlines Seoul Kimpo Beijing Capital route will cease operation from August 1st to October 28th, and its Incheon Xiamen route will also cease operation from August 9th to October 28th. Hana Airlines has temporarily suspended flights on the Incheon Xi'an route and is considering reducing flights between Jinpu and Beijing from July 6th. The Incheon Shenzhen route will be suspended from July 8th.