National Day holiday airfares rise 11.2% year on year; China Eastern, China Southern and Hainan Airlines add capacity

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After lower prices during the summer travel season, the civil aviation market saw a round of price recovery over the National Day holiday. Data from Flight Master shows that as of 29 September, the weighted average tax-inclusive price for domestic economy class during the 2026 National Day holiday was 929.7 yuan, up 11.2% from 836 yuan in the same period of 2025; the average base fare was 820.2 yuan, up 6% year on year. Data from Umetrip shows that domestic flight bookings for the National Day holiday have exceeded 9.86 million tickets, while inbound and outbound flight bookings reached about 1.59 million tickets, up about 2% year on year. To cope with the peak passenger flow, airlines continued to add holiday capacity: China Eastern Airlines, together with its subsidiaries Shanghai Airlines and China United Airlines, plans to operate more than 39,000 flights between 25 September and 7 October, carrying more than 5.8 million passengers, and plans to add more than 800 extra flights and upgrade more than 270 flights to wide-body aircraft. China Southern Air Holding plans to operate more than 27,000 flights between 30 September and 8 October, including more than 23,000 domestic flights and about 4,000 international and regional flights, and plans to use the C919 on more than 400 domestic flights. Hainan Airlines plans to operate nearly 6,500 domestic and international flights during the National Day holiday, carrying an estimated 1.1 million passengers, including 582 international and regional flights, up 2.4% year on year.

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Hainan Airlines plans nearly 6,500 holiday flights carrying ~1.1 million passengers amid strong demand.

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