Group 1 - Airline stocks experienced a broad decline, with China National Aviation (601111) down 8.51% to HKD 5.59, Southern Airlines (600029) down 3.56% to HKD 4.61, Beijing Capital Airport (00694) down 1.4% to HKD 2.81, Eastern Airlines (00670) down 0.75% to HKD 3.96, and Meilan Airport (00357) down 0.57% to HKD 10.49 [1] - Huatai Securities reported that in September, after the summer travel season, the growth rate of airline capacity slightly slowed, while the passenger load factor remained high. Due to a recovery in business travel demand, ticket prices began to show positive year-on-year growth [1] - The three major airlines, along with Spring Airlines and Juneyao Airlines, saw ASK/RPK growth of 3.9% and 7.1% respectively, leading to a 2.6 percentage point increase in passenger load factor to 86.0% [1] Group 2 - Cinda Securities indicated that during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, the industry saw a year-on-year increase in ticket prices, with sustained positive pricing in early October and relatively strong demand [2] - As the fourth quarter enters a low season dominated by business travel, there is potential for significant year-on-year improvement due to last year's low base, which may drive the recovery of airline unit revenue [2] - The industry continues to maintain a high passenger load factor, with both domestic and international routes performing well, and recent ticket prices have consistently shown positive growth [2]