Recently there has been news of successive cancellations of flights by China Southern Airlines, Air China, Xiamen Airlines and China Eastern Airlines during February to March. The reasons for cancellation are unclear, and according to the Time trend of their cancellations, the possibility of meltdown is initially ruled out. The airlines, for their part, advised passengers that the official website flight status or notification would prevail.
Since the realization of the reciprocal eight flights a week policy between China and the U.S., Chinese airlines have been operating relatively stable flights between China and the U.S. However, according to the website of China Southern Airlines, flight CZ328 from Los Angeles to Guangzhou on February 12 (the first day of the New Year) has been canceled. Meanwhile, Xiamen Airlines MF830 from Los Angeles to Xiamen was cancelled on February 14, and China Eastern Airlines MU588 from New York to Shanghai was cancelled on February 22 and March 24. Air China cancelled flights from Los Angeles to Shenzhen on CA770 on March 2 and March 30.
For the reason of cancellation, the airlines said they did not know, Air China’s official statement is due to public safety (Epidemic) reasons, affected passengers can log on to the official website, or App to change the ticket waitlist. When the flight has spare seats, passengers will be notified as soon as possible to change their tickets, and they can also contact the original ticketing channel for refunds, which are free of refund fees.
Selina, the airline operator, said that at the beginning of the cancellation of China Southern Airlines, said that it was because of the New Year less people, and then said that it was not. Guests called to ask, the airline said it was a meltdown, in the end what the reason for the cancellation of flights, no one knows, can only rely on blind guesses.
Mr. Bao, an airline ticket operator, said that it seems that the airlines are not voluntarily canceling, but the Civil Aviation Administration requires the cancellation. Although in previous years, the Spring Festival time because of fewer passengers, airline flights will be adjusted. But the current cancellation of flights should not be the reason for the Spring Festival holiday, and also rule out the possibility of meltdown. The current rumor is that one flight per week is grounded and a four-airline lottery is taken. According to the current arrangement of cancelled flights, no two cancelled flights are falling in the same week, which confirms the claim that there is a weekly flight stoppage.
Mr. Bao said, in contrast, the U.S. airlines United Airlines and Delta Air Lines, has not received any news of class reductions, nor in the U.S. Department of Transportation and other relevant departments to see any relevant announcements, the preliminary view that U.S. flights will continue to fly in accordance with the current schedule, maintaining a rhythm of eight flights a week. Therefore, it is recommended that tourists who want to return to China choose the U.S. airlines will be more secure, because whether it is the previous meltdown, or the cancellation of flights without warning this time, it happens mostly in Chinese airlines, the U.S. airlines are relatively small variables.
Influenced by the Spring Festival off-season, airfares are now falling back compared to before. Selina said that one-way economy class tickets are now at 2,000 to 2,500 yuan, about 1,000 yuan cheaper than before. Airline tickets are now very transparent, because airline tickets are placed online. The prices are clear and unambiguous.
She said that the number of people returning to the United States is now too small, before a flight only more than 30 passengers. Mainly some students must return to the United States because of the start of school, these students also vaccinated in China before departure, for fear of being infected.
Because the students need to be isolated in a third country for 14 days, Mr. Bao has also been busy recently helping these students book tickets and hotels. He said the hotels in Cancun, Mexico are on sale, in the local five-star hotel to stay the whole 15 nights including full airfare, the price of about 4,000 yuan to 5,000 yuan, 50% cheaper than usual.
China International Airlines canceled the March 2 and March 30 CA770 Los Angeles flight to Shenzhen.
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