China's home airfares not rising as overseas rates

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China's home airfares not rising as overseas rates

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Domestic airfares will remain unchanged even with fuel oil price hikes caused by the rising cost of crude oil on the international market in recent days, said sources from General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) on Monday.

A CAAC official confirmed the information after some foreign airlines said they will elevate their airfares because of the higher cost of aviation fuel, reported Tuesday's China Daily.

Last Thursday, CAAC and the State Development and Reform Commission unveiled a new policy on airfare pricing, giving detailed regulations on the fluctuation of air prices. It is scheduled to take effect on April 20.

In the meantime, CAAC, the industry's watchdog, has mapped out its flight plan for summer and autumn this year, which will be putinto operation on March 28 and end on October 30.

A total of 35 new air routes will be opened, including 20 domestic lines and 15 international lines, according to the plan. More than 1,900 international flights have been arranged for each week for 70-odd destination cities in 31 countries.

Domestic airlines also have managed to widen their market. Starting from March 28, Air China, the nation's flag carrier, willopen three new international air routes from Shenyang in northeast China to Frankfurt in Germany, Los Angeles in the United States and Sydney in Australia.

Source: Xinhua

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