China Eastern Airlines’ New York-Shanghai flight meltdown, fares soar on China route

According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China on the 8th news, a few days ago from New York to Shanghai, China, an Eastern Airlines flight, there are ten cases of new crown confirmed patients, will be suspended from 19 onwards the flight operation for four weeks; In this regard, the New York travel industry, said the “meltdown” indirectly led to other routes to China to tighten the airline tickets, from Los Angeles and other places to fly to The airline tickets from Los Angeles and other places to China rose by about 800 yuan on the same day.

According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), the flight of China Eastern Airlines MU588 from New York to Shanghai, which entered China on March 30, tested positive for ten cases of New Guinea virus, and the operation of the flight was suspended for four weeks from March 19.

Rainbow Tours International Travel Agency sales manager Jia Juan said, because China prohibits passengers from a third country transfer and many other regulations, currently only one New York East Airlines to provide direct flights to Shanghai, one each on Mondays and Wednesdays; because of the shortage of tickets, travel agencies can not buy from the official website channels, only through internal relations to help guests to purchase tickets, “April ticket prices in the 4,000 yuan to 5,000 yuan The ticket price in April is around 4,000 to 5,000 yuan.

Jia Juan said that due to the emergence of ten new cases of positive passengers on flights entering China on March 30, China Eastern Airlines has imposed a four-week meltdown on flights departing from New York since the 19th (every Monday, Tuesday, China time), and there is no news of a flight ban on Wednesday’s route.

For this meltdown, Jia Juan said, has purchased tickets for passengers can only change their tickets, indirectly leading to other routes tight; according to the results of the 8th find, from Los Angeles to China and other Chinese operating airline tickets up about 800 yuan, “United Airlines (UA), American Airlines (AA) and Delta Airline (Delta Airline) although there is no price increase, but in the past had The Chinese embassy in the United States did not approve the phenomenon of health code, not favored by customers.

“He took Air China as an example, according to the current schedule, the flight route from New York to China will not be resumed until June 30 this year. He added that the price of air tickets has increased compared to April due to the vacation of international students in early May.

For example, the airfare from Los Angeles and other places to China in April, plus accommodation and local testing costs, is around 2,700 to 2,800 yuan; but in May, the ticket price rose to 3,700 to 3,800 yuan.

For vaccination in the U.S., Ye said, because the Chinese Communist Party has not yet officially recognized the U.S. vaccine, even if travelers have been fully vaccinated in the U.S., upon arrival in China, they still need to undergo nucleic acid testing and quarantine, and he urged travelers to comply with Chinese regulations and take precautionary measures before traveling.