(Hong Kong Comprehensive News) After Hong Kong's significant relaxation of border quarantine regulations, it has stimulated retaliatory tourism of Hong Kong citizens.The increase in demand for flights in Hong Kong and soaring air ticket prices have prompted airlines to increase the number of flights in response to demand.
The number of flight searches on Saturday, the Hong Kong travel website TRIP.com, has increased to 120 times the same period last week, and flight orders have also increased by 50 %, of which the Japanese order in Japan has increased six and a half times.Cathay Pacific's official website also influx due to a large amount of traffic, which led to the "big plug car" on the website. Netizens even needed to line up for 20 minutes to enter the website.
The surge in aviation demand has also led to rising air ticket prices.Cathay Pacific air tickets from Hong Kong to Tokyo in mid -October rose to 8,000 yuan (Hong Kong dollars, the same below, about S $ 1,456) to 1200 yuan.The price of air tickets in December has risen to more than 10,000 yuan.
Hong Kong Travel Agency Executive Director Xuan Guoquan believes that the number of Hong Kong people has increased, but the flights of major airlines have only two to three flights a week for flights to and from Hong Kong.Therefore, the price of air tickets may be doubled than before the epidemic.
In order to meet the demand for sharp rise, Cathay Pacific announced on Friday that more than 200 passenger flights to and from Hong Kong and Asia and long -distance airlines will be added from October. From November, it will also resume every day to Hong Kong and Tokyo Haneda Airport.
Cathay Pacific said that more flights will be recovered as soon as possible under feasible circumstances, but the reconstruction capacity will still take a certain time.