As the winter-spring flight season approaches, what new changes are in store for airports and airlines? Let’s find out.
Starting October 27, 2024, China’s civil aviation sector will launch its winter-spring flight schedule, which will run until March 29, 2025. With this new season, what fresh developments can we expect from airports and airlines?
For the 2024 winter-spring season, a total of 194 domestic and international airlines are planning to operate approximately 118,000 passenger and cargo flights each week, marking a 1.2% increase compared to the same period last year. International routes are also set to resume in a more orderly fashion.
Notably, Beijing Daxing International Airport is significantly amplifying its seasonal routes. In preparation for the new season, there will be an increase in flights to destinations like Haikou, Sanya, Quanzhou, and Jieyang. Additionally, flight frequency to major cities such as Shanghai Pudong, Shanghai Hongqiao, Dalian, Kunming, Yiwu, Fuzhou, Nanchang, and Hefei will also see enhancements.
Airlines are also responding to the growing demand for winter tourism by introducing new routes. China Southern Airlines is focusing on new services from cities like Shanghai, Xi’an, Wuhan, and Kunming to Harbin. Popular routes for winter travel from Guangzhou and Beijing Daxing to Changbai Mountain and Altay will feature around 160 flights per week. Furthermore, China Eastern Airlines, as a global pioneer in operating the homegrown C919 aircraft, will deploy all eight of its C919 planes in the new season, with an average of 30 flights a day.
