According to reports, the May Day holiday is approaching, and the "May Day air ticket price plunge" that many migrant workers were looking forward to did not appear. Some people even waited for Tianbeng Kai to come. They did not buy it when the ticket prices were low before, hoping that the price would come down before buying them during the May Day holiday. As a result, they watched the price of air tickets rise.
Kuai Technology news on April 30,
Some people are playing metaphysics. They publish the "Reverse Taming Algorithm" strategy on social platforms: first write "the air ticket is too expensive, I won't go" a dozen times, then express their loyalty to the airline, and finally emphasize that they "pay attention to the air tickets from somewhere to a certain place every day."
However, the algorithm of the ticket purchasing platform does not follow this pattern, and the system does not provide low-price tickets.As for those who actually flew away at low prices before May Day, most of them used staggered travel times.
Why are low-priced holiday air tickets a thing of the past? In fact, this is also related to the weak profitability of airlines.
The airline’s financial report shows thatAir China only earns 50.3 cents for every kilometer it transports a passenger, while China Southern Airlines earns only 40.80 cents.
In 2024, Air China's revenue was 166.6 billion yuan, but its net profit was a loss of 237 million yuan; China Southern Airlines was even more uncomfortable, with a revenue of 174.224 billion yuan and a net profit loss of 1.696 billion yuan.
In order to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, China Southern not only tightened its third-party sales channels, but also replaced the aircraft seats on some routes with "ultra-thin" ones.
Correspondingly, as air ticket prices fell, aircraft occupancy rates skyrocketed. Data from the China Air Transport Association shows that,Last year, the number of people flying hit a new high, but the fares became more and more affordable. The average economy class ticket price fell by 10%, and the revenue per kilometer shrank by 12.5%.
For comparison, the lowest air ticket from Shanghai to Beijing on May 8 is 360 yuan; while high-speed rail generally costs more than 570 yuan.