News from Beijing News (Reporter Wu Tingting) The arrival of the summer vacation has boosted the passenger flow at the airport. Since July, the average daily passenger volume of the Capital Airport has now exceeded 57,000, an increase of 38,000 compared with the average daily passenger in June. The most popular tourist destinations for travelers from Beijing include Chongqing, Kunming, Changsha, Sanya and other places. International passenger flights have resumed successively, including direct flights from Beijing to Tokyo, Seoul, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Belgrade and other cities.
Shi Mengmeng, Director of Aviation Development of the Aviation Business Department of Capital Airport, introduced that the execution rate of domestic flights during the summer vacation has increased significantly, from 21% last month to the current 59%. At the same time, the passenger load factor is also steadily increasing, from 49% last month to the current 59%.
On July 26, passengers check-in at the check-in counter of Capital Airport machine procedures. Photo by Beijing News reporter Tao Ran
Chongqing, Kunming, Changsha and Sanya are the most popular. Taking the Capital Airport to Kunming as an example, the passenger throughput in June was about 9,000, but from July 1 to July 24, the passenger throughput has soared to more than 47,000. The passenger throughput to Chongqing also increased significantly, from more than 34,000 in June to nearly 69,000 from July 1 to 24.
During the summer vacation, Beijing Capital International Airport launched the red travel route promotions on the online platforms of Ctrip and Qunar. Shi Mengmeng introduced that passengers who purchase one-way or round-trip air tickets on designated red tourist routes can enjoy discounts of 30 yuan for one-way and 60 yuan for round-trip. These red tourism routes include the Capital Airport to Ganzhou, Jinggangshan, Yichun, Yan’an, Guangyuan, Zhongwei, Anqing, Zunyi, Wuyishan, etc., covering a number of red revolutionary old areas and key red tourism cities.
Passengers who take designated routes can also enjoy airport express rail discounts. Shi Mengmeng introduced that Beijing Capital Airport will issue 10,000 airport subway tickets to passengers who travel by Sichuan Airlines “Jingrong Express” and Hainan Airlines “Jingqiong Express” in August, so as to realize the rapid arrival and departure of passengers at the Capital Airport. .
An Air China plane took off from Beijing Capital Airport. Photo by Beijing News reporter Tao Ran
In terms of service, rain, high temperature and other weather conditions often occur in summer. Guo Hongfei, the head of the check-in department of the company’s passenger transportation department, gave an example: “Last week, the hot weather in Beijing continued, so I prepared heat-relieving medicines and mineral water at the boarding gate in advance for passengers’ emergency needs.” He introduced, According to the weather forecast information, there will be continuous thunderstorms in Beijing this week. Therefore, the Capital Airport will issue disposable raincoats at the boarding gates of remote seats, and guide and remind passengers beside the shuttle bus and passenger elevator. “For the special weather, we will reasonably arrange the shuttle bus to stand by in advance, and control the temperature inside the bus to avoid the stranded passengers in remote seats.”
Shi Mengmeng Passengers are also reminded that they must know the airline distribution information before traveling to avoid going to the wrong terminal. At present, the airlines operating in Terminal 2 mainly include Air China, China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Grand China Airlines, etc. The airlines operating in Terminal 3 mainly include Air China, Shenzhen Airlines, Shandong Airlines, etc.
Beijing News reporter Wu Tingting
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