Bei Jing Shang Bao·2026-01-23 11:04Group 1 - Eastern Airlines plans to deploy 822 passenger aircraft during the Spring Festival travel season, including 14 domestically produced C919 aircraft, executing a total of 125,000 flights, with an average of over 3,200 flights per day, representing a year-on-year increase of approximately 3.6% [1] - The ticket sales data indicates a significant increase in travel demand for returning home, visiting relatives, students, and tourism during the Spring Festival, with popular domestic destinations including Sanya, Harbin, Chengdu, Haikou, and Kunming, while international interest is focused on routes to South Korea, Southeast Asia, and Australia/New Zealand [1] - The "two-stage travel" model of "first returning home, then traveling" is becoming more common, with Eastern Airlines expecting a noticeable travel peak around the Spring Festival [2] Group 2 - Eastern Airlines plans to adjust its domestic flight schedule by reducing business express flights and increasing capacity on routes to Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, and Central China for returning home and tourism, including the opening or resuming of 42 domestic routes [2] - In the international market, Eastern Airlines will open and increase over 50 international routes during the Spring Festival, totaling more than 2,800 flights, primarily enhancing capacity to Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia/New Zealand [2] - The company is reallocating wide-body and higher-capacity narrow-body aircraft to the international market to better meet the travel needs of passengers during the holiday season [3]