China to brace for holiday rush

双节临近航空需求旺盛

China's air travel sector has recovered significantly and is expected to brace for a holiday travel rush as National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival are around the corner, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said on Tuesday.

中国民航局9月15日称，航空旅游业已大幅复苏，随着国庆节和中秋节的临近，预计将迎来假日旅游高峰。

Jin Junhao, deputy director of the administration's transportation department, said the country will lift restrictions on the limit of weekly flights on 49 domestic air routes, giving carriers more flexibility to operate passenger flights involving airports in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, among other busy airports.

民航局运输司副司长靳军号表示，我国将放开49条国内航线的每周最大航班量限制，使航空公司获得更大的灵活性来运营北京、上海、广东广州等城市繁忙机场的客运航班。

The regulator also eased access for airlines to operate regional flights linking smaller airports with major hubs in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, to help airlines tap into potential markets, as well as promote the recovery of small and medium-sized airports, he said.

民航局还放宽了涉及“北上广”三大机场支线航线的准入限制，以帮助航空公司开拓潜在市场，推动中小型机场的复苏。

According to online travel agency Tongcheng-eLong, flight ticket prices have seen a significant increase ahead of the holiday, and the average ticket price of round trips is close to what it was in the same period last year.

在线旅行社同程艺龙的数据显示，节前机票价格大幅上涨，回程机票均价已接近去年同期水平。