Although the Spring Festival is nearly three months away and the prices of Spring Festival flight tickets are not entirely clear, some people have already made full preparations for returning home to visit relatives during the Spring Festival, and have begun to book their Spring Festival flight tickets in advance.
"Last year, it was really difficult to return to Chengdu. I couldn't buy a ticket even though I bought it half a month in advance, and after queuing for two days and two nights, I still couldn't buy a train ticket. This year, I'm at ease. I've already booked my round-trip flight tickets for the Spring Festival, and they're even at an 80% discount." When talking about her flight tickets for this year's Spring Festival, Ms. Xu, a citizen, seemed like she had found a great deal. She told reporters that last week, after learning from the news that domestic air routes would resume collecting fuel surcharges on the 14th of this month, she quickly booked tickets for her family of three to return home on the 13th, saving 300 yuan in fuel surcharges for the round trip.
According to reports, the charge standard for the resumption of fuel fees requires most airlines to collect an additional 20 yuan fuel surcharge for flights under 800 kilometers, and 50 yuan for flights over 800 kilometers.
It was also learned during the interview that there are many people like Ms. Xu who buy Spring Festival flight tickets in advance. According to incomplete statistics from Shenzhen Airlines Wuxi branch, the Spring Festival flight tickets, especially those before the festival, have already started to heat up. People have placed orders on various routes.
Relevant personnel analyzed that compared with previous years, the reason why the Spring Festival flight tickets have heated up earlier could be due to lessons learned from past experiences, as well as the consideration that booking tickets in advance offers more discounts. After querying the flight ticket prices on the "China Air Ticket Alliance" website, it was found that the lowest discount price for a round-trip ticket flying to Chengdu on February 12th and returning to Wuxi on February 19th is 8.4%, while the most expensive...