As for the specific reasons, take China Southern Airlines as an example to share as follows:
In recent years, China Southern Airlines has suffered serious losses. Simply put, income is not as good as expenditure, and other compliance channels are needed to increase income.
The annual report of China Southern Airlines shows that the huge loss in 2020 was 654.38+008 billion yuan, and the huge loss in 202 1 year was 654.38+021000 billion yuan, with a total loss of 22.9 billion yuan in two years.
The loss has exceeded the total accumulated profits of China Southern Airlines in the past six years from 20 14 to 20 19.
As an enterprise, China Southern aims to make money, so it must increase its income through channels.
So why has China Southern Airlines been losing money in recent years? It also shared several factors, which are also the root cause of the increase in fuel surcharges:
Epidemic factors: the epidemic is the primary factor, because the epidemic has a great impact on tourism and transportation, and airlines are such representative industries. In view of the impact of the epidemic, China Southern Airlines has also taken some activities such as discount promotion and flying annual cards at will, which have little effect and cannot change the loss situation of airlines. The normalization of the epidemic will last for a long time, so the impact and influence of the epidemic factors on airlines is very direct.
Compliance factors: There are many ways for enterprises to increase their income, but the price adjustment needs the consent of the development and reform department. In 2009, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Civil Aviation Administration issued the Notice on Improving the Linkage Mechanism between Passenger Transport Fuel Surcharge and Aviation Kerosene Price on Civil Aviation Domestic Routes, and established the Linkage Mechanism between Passenger Transport Fuel Surcharge and Aviation Kerosene Price on Civil Aviation Domestic Routes. This also shows that airlines can charge and adjust fuel surcharges, so this is a very compliant and effective way to increase revenue.
Factors of rising fuel price: The airplane needs a system, that is, the fuel system, whose function is to store fuel. The fuel system can dissipate heat for other aircraft systems, such as hydraulic system, air conditioner, radar system and generator system. And it is an indispensable large-scale cold resource. Therefore, fuel belongs to the operating cost of aircraft, accounting for about 30% of the total operating cost. The increase of fuel price will inevitably lead to the increase of aircraft operating costs, which will lead to the increase of airline operating costs. Therefore, the rise in fuel prices is also one of the upward factors.
The above three factors are the reasons why I think the fuel surcharge is raised.
Generally speaking, this increase has advantages and disadvantages, because airlines are state-controlled, that is, the government will also subsidize airlines, but it will not be mentioned in vain, so there is competition among airlines. The disadvantage of raising the fuel surcharge this time is that it will increase the economic burden of some citizens, which is from the perspective of consumers; But it also promotes the development of high-speed rail and other means of transportation, so it is also beneficial.
As for whether the fuel surcharge will be reduced or cancelled, I personally think it will not be in the short term, because the epidemic factors have a great impact on all walks of life, and it has already shown a normalized epidemic pattern, and no one can guarantee that the epidemic can be completely eliminated. Therefore, airlines such as transportation and tourism will definitely be particularly cautious and will insist on collecting in the short term.
The only hope is not to raise prices again!