Passengers complain about the high price of air tickets, a considerable part of which is concentrated in the upward adjustment of fuel surcharge collection standards from June 5, 2022. The fuel surcharge for passenger transportation on domestic routes is linked to the price of aviation kerosene.
According to the policy, in order to get subsidies, domestic 4 1 airlines are not allowed to fly more than 4,500 passenger flights every day on average. At this time, raising the ticket price to a certain extent can drive the income growth, even if the passenger load factor is lower than 75%, the airline can get the subsidy, and the airline will have the confidence to raise the price.
However, just after the implementation of 10 day, on May 30th, it was reported that airlines had received the Notice on Suspension of Application for Flight Plan by Flight Subsidy Module of Airline Flight Management System, and the relevant policies will be suspended from June 4th.
Travel demand recovery:
Despite the comprehensive effects of policy catalysis and rising fuel costs, the price of air tickets is on the rise, which is basically determined by the relationship between supply and demand in the market. At present, domestic airlines' fares are mainly based on market-adjusted prices, and airlines independently determine specific fares according to market supply and demand.
From April to May, 2022, the travel demand of passengers was greatly weakened. According to the data of the Civil Aviation Administration, in April, the whole industry completed 7.88 million passenger trips, down 84.6% year-on-year; The daily utilization rate of aircraft in the whole industry is only 2.2 hours, a year-on-year decrease of 6.4 hours.