(Global Travel News August 1, 2022) Domestic flight fuel surcharges are set to drop for the first time this year, with a maximum reduction of 60 yuan for buying a ticket starting from August 5. Starting from August 5, 2022 (ticket issuance date), the collection standards for domestic flight fuel surcharges will be adjusted. The fuel surcharge standard for domestic routes levied after this adjustment is: Adult passengers: 80 yuan of fuel surcharge per passenger on routes below 800 kilometers (inclusive), and 140 yuan per passenger on routes above 800 kilometers. According to the adjustment of the fuel surcharge this time, without including the exemption of infrastructure fees for domestic aircraft, the additional cost of domestic travel for adult tickets will start from 130 yuan, and the airport construction fee plus fuel fee for routes over 800 kilometers will reach 190 yuan.
International Airport Association (ACI) announced the global airport data ranking for 2021. Based on a strong recovery in the U.S. domestic market, Hatsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (75.7 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 76.4%) ranked first in the ranking. Following closely behind are Dallas Airport (62.5 million passengers, +58.7%) and Denver (58.8 million passengers, +74.4%). Among Chinese airports, Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, ranked No. 8 in 2020, ranked No. 9 in Chengdu Shuangliu Airport, ranked No. 15 in Shenzhen Bao'an Airport, ranked No. 18 in Chongqing Jiangbei Airport, ranked No. 19 in Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, and ranked No. 20 in Beijing Capital Airport. In 2021, all airports around the world provided services to 4.6 billion passengers, an increase of 28.3% from 2020 and a decrease of 49.5% from 2019.
Ryanair, the largest low-cost carrier in Europe, announced its first-quarter results to the end of June 2022, after avoiding the worst period of Europe's travel disruptions, but the company is cautious about the outlook after the usually busy summer. The company's adjusted net profit was 170 million euros in the three months to June, compared with a loss of 273 million euros in the same period last year.
Seven local airports in South Korea have fully resumed international routes. The South Korean Airport Commune said on the 26th that as the routes to and from Cheongju and Dalat, Vietnam resumed flights on the same day, the international routes of seven local international airports across the country resumed flights. This is the second time that the seven international airports in Gimpo, Jinhai, Jeju, Cheongju, Daegu, Mu'an and Xiangyang have fully operated international routes after two years and five months since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in February 2020.
Asiana Airlines Incheon to Beijing and other international routes resumed flights. Flights from Incheon to Beijing, China, Istanbul, Turkey, and Barcelona, Spain, resumed. On the 23rd, Han Asia restarted the routes from Incheon to Beijing (1 flight per week), Istanbul (2 flight per week), and Barcelona (2 flight per week). On the first day of the resumption of the flight, the occupancy rates of Istanbul and Barcelona were 95% and 92% respectively, and the ticket booking rates of the two routes were close to 80% next month. From July 30, the Paris route will be increased to 6 flights per week; from August 1, the Frankfurt route will be increased to 7 flights per week; from August 1, the Rome route will be increased to 3 flights per week. Han Asia said that the company plans to gradually expand its resumption of flights to other regions outside Europe.
Singapore travel technology company utu cooperates with Accor to launch the world's first duty-free shopping reward in the form of reward points. Singapore travel technology company utu and hotel group Accor have collaborated to fully integrate the utu platform with Accor Live Limitless (ALL), which is a daily lifestyle companion that can provide meaningful experiences and rewards to the closest-connected customers. Integration with ALL means that for every $100 worth of VAT refund, customers can now convert it into 5,000 ALL points. These ALL points can then be used to redeem hotel accommodation and dining at all Accor Food and Beverage stores, or any partner benefits ALL can offer.
Qatar Airways boss warns that chaos in the aviation industry will continue for years. The CEO of Qatar Airways warned that chaos across the entire aviation industry will continue for years as businesses recover from the impact of the pandemic. Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker said the coronavirus pandemic has damaged the industry's supply chain and aircraft manufacturers will face shortages of raw materials, parts and electronic components.
Ryanair announced its first-quarter results as of the end of June 2022.Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost airline, reported its first-quarter results to the end of June 2022, after avoiding the worst period of European tourism disruptions, although it is cautious about the outlook after the usually busy summer. The company's adjusted net profit was 170 million euros in the three months to June, compared with a loss of 273 million euros in the same period last year.
JetBlue acquires Spirit Airlines. JetBlue Airways reached a $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines. This will mark the fruitful effort of JetBlue to seize Spirit Airlines from Frontier Group Holdings. Frontier Group, a low-cost airline, had reached an agreement to acquire Spirit when JetBlue made a competitive offer. Spirit and Frontier canceled the merger deal on Wednesday, paving the way for Spirit to reach an agreement with JetBlue. The deal makes JetBlue the fifth largest airline group in the United States.
Spirit and Frontier terminate the merger transaction. Spirit Airlines Inc. (SAVE) and Frontier Group Holdings Inc. terminated the merger agreement, ending a month-long game around Spirit's fate. After Frontier was eliminated, Spirit Airlines may agree to be acquired by JetBlue Airways Corp., which had previously rejected the latter's acquisition proposal. Spirit CEO Ted Christie said Spirit’s board of directors will continue to consult with JetBlue. He was disappointed that he had to terminate the merger with Frontier. It is widely expected that Spirit's shareholders will refuse to merge with Frontier, and the deal was cancelled shortly before Spirit will announce the results of shareholder votes.
7 local airports in South Korea have fully resumed international routes. As routes to and from Cheongju and Dalat, Vietnam resumed flights on the same day, international routes from seven local international airports in South Korea resumed flights in full swing. This is the second time that the seven international airports in Gimpo, Jinhai, Jeju, Cheongju, Daegu, Mu'an and Xiangyang have fully operated international routes after two years and five months since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in February 2020.
Airbnb announced its cooperation with 20 tourist destinations around the world, including Bali, the Canary Islands and the Caribbean, aiming to make it easier to live in all directions and work in a flexible manner. Over the next few months, Airbnb will work closely with each organization to create a dedicated customized information center for their destinations that showcase the best long-term housing properties in the area and important entry and tax policies. Airbnb will also conduct educational activities with destinations to improve the travel and residence security of remote workers, and the information center is expected to be officially launched in the second half of this year.
