Cheng Chaogong, chief researcher of Tongcheng Research Institute, said that the cancellation of the asterisk on the itinerary card is to implement the basic idea of ​​​​the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan. After the three regions are unified into high, medium and

Following the release of a new version of the new coronavirus prevention and control plan by the State Council's joint prevention and control mechanism in response to the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, the classification standards for medium and high-risk areas have been updated, and the isolation and control time for close contacts and entry personnel has been shortened from "14+7" to After the "7+3", today (June 29), there are major adjustments to the epidemic prevention policy.

According to news from the official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology at 3 p.m., in order to resolutely implement the general strategy of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on "preventing foreign imports and domestic rebound" and the general policy of "dynamic clearing", and support the efficient coordination of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social In order to facilitate the travel of users, the "star" mark on communication itinerary cards will be canceled from now on.

Cheng Chaogong, chief researcher of Tongcheng Research Institute, said that the cancellation of the asterisk on the itinerary card is to implement the basic idea of ​​​​the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan. After the three regions are unified into high, medium and low three-level risk mechanisms, the corresponding prevention and control strategies Big adjustments. At present, the regional scope has been accurate to the district and county level. The original "star" mark on the communication itinerary card can only go to the prefecture and city level. There is a difference between the two. After canceling the asterisk mark, the itinerary card can be used as an epidemic prevention tool. In line with the latest prevention and control policies. "The epidemic prevention policy that people must abide by will realize one rule and one ruler across the country, which can effectively avoid the 'layered overcoding' and 'one size fits all' phenomena based on the asterisk marks on itinerary cards, thereby allowing people to travel under normalized prevention and control , travel is more convenient. "

Air ticket searches have soared

Over the past two years, itinerary cards and health codes have become indispensable "passes" for residents to travel, buy tickets and other activities. For some time, in the specific practice of epidemic prevention and control in various places, the "one size fits all" approach has caused controversy due to the "one-size-fits-all" approach such as all travel card stars being advised to return. As soon as the news of the cancellation of the asterisk on the

itinerary card was released, related searches for air tickets, train tickets, and hotels on various travel platforms surged.

According to reports, Qunar platform data shows that half an hour after the news was released, the instant search volume for international air tickets on the platform doubled, reaching the highest peak of international air ticket searches on the platform in the past two years. At the same time, the search volume for air tickets on the platform increased by 60% within 30 minutes, the search volume for hotels doubled, and the search volume for train tickets increased by up to 1.5 times. Tongcheng Travel big data shows that within half an hour after the news was released, the search volume of air tickets on the platform increased by 180% compared with the same period the day before, and the search volume of hotels increased by 220% compared with the same period the day before. The search volume of long-term tourist destinations such as Gansu, Xinjiang, Yunnan, and Guizhou on the Mafengwo platform has increased significantly.

In fact, the search volume for air tickets yesterday witnessed the peak search volume in the past two years. On June 28, the National Health Commission announced the "Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Plan (Ninth Edition)". The new version of the prevention and control plan clearly adjusts the isolation and control time of close contacts and immigrants from "14 days of centralized isolation medical observation + 7 days of home health monitoring" (14+7) to "7 days of centralized isolation medical observation + 3 days of home health monitoring" Monitoring” (7+3).

Before the new version of the plan is released, many domestic cities have recently shortened the centralized quarantine time for inbound travelers. For example, Zhejiang has implemented "7+7" health management measures for immigrants since June 18. In addition, Jiangsu Nanjing, Wuxi, Changzhou, Xuzhou, and Hubei Wuhan have also adjusted from "14+7" to " 7+7”.

If calculated based on the general city quarantine charging standard of 300 yuan, the quarantine time is reduced by 11 days. Passengers can save more than 3,000 yuan, reduce time and economic costs, and increase their willingness to travel. Lan Xiang, director of the

Qunar Big Data Research Institute, believes that the reduction of quarantine time back home by half means that the reception capacity of quarantine hotels has been enhanced, and it also laid the foundation for an increase in the number of flights back home in the future. The increase in the number of flights back home is conducive to the flow of people at home and abroad, and also opens the way for the decline in ticket prices of flights back home.

The number of civil aviation flights in a single day has exceeded 10,000 for three consecutive days.

Of course, some experts said that the number of international flights is also closely related to the circuit breaker mechanism , and this aspect needs to be adjusted.Since the epidemic, the civil aviation industry has been one of the industries hardest hit. Especially since March this year, the epidemic has occurred in cities where important hub airports such as Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing are located. Flights have been canceled on a large scale. At the lowest point, the number of flights in a single day was only It is about 18% in normal times. Civil aviation passenger traffic has plummeted. Among them, passenger traffic in April dropped by more than 80% year-on-year, only 15% of the same period in 2019; there was a slight rebound in May, but it was only 22% of the same period in 2019.

The captain of an airline said frankly to a Nandu reporter on May 22 that he had not been on a plane for two months. In May, their squadron only flew 50 hours, which was the amount of time he could achieve in a month by himself in previous years. Flight duration is closely related to income, and the income of captains and flight attendants has also plummeted as flights have decreased. A captain who was finally able to fly on May 20 said with emotion: "This may be my 520 gift."

In response to the plight of the civil aviation industry, the Ministry of Finance and the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued the "Notice on the Phased Implementation of Financial Subsidies for Domestic Passenger Flight Operations" in May. In principle, when the average daily domestic passenger flights per week is less than or equal to 4,500 (maintained When the minimum number of flights can be safely operated), financial subsidies will be launched, and the maximum loss subsidy standard will be set at 24,000 yuan per hour. The policy implementation period will be from May 21 to July 20, 2022.

With the implementation of multiple rounds of civil aviation relief policies, the national epidemic prevention and control situation is generally improving, and civil aviation production and operations have gradually resumed. After entering June, the recovery trend of the air transport market continues to improve. From June 24 to 26, the single-day civil aviation flight volume exceeded 10,000 for three consecutive days, and the overall number returned to about 60% before the epidemic; the single-day passenger volume returned to nearly 50% before the epidemic, increasing from 445,000 passengers at the beginning of the month to the highest 896,000 visitors.

Among them, since the resumption of work and production on June 1, the number of flights in and out of Shanghai has increased significantly. Among them, in the past weekend (June 25-26), as Hainan relaxed control on low-risk areas in cities such as Shanghai and Beijing. Qunar data shows that passenger traffic to Hainan has almost doubled from last weekend, and the number of air tickets issued to Sanya and Haikou has increased by 90% from last weekend. According to incomplete statistics, nearly 30 provinces and regions have officially announced the resumption of inter-provincial travel, and more than 50% of scenic spots across the country have launched discounts or free ticket promotion policies.

The benefits of major policy releases for two consecutive days, coupled with the recent improvement in the domestic epidemic situation, coupled with the coming of summer vacation, civil aviation and other industries will usher in recovery.

Written by: Nandu reporter Chen Qiuyuan from Beijing