ROUTES ASIA: Juneyao Continues Low-Cost Growth to Macau
Chinese low-cost carrier Juneyao Airlines plans to become the second budget operator in the country to inaugurate flights to Macau. On April 8, Spring Airlines will add a daily Shanghai Pu Dong – Macau service and now Juneyao Airlines plans to follow with a daily schedule from June 2011.
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ROUTE ANALYSIS: Shanghai Pu Dong – Macau International (two-way O&D passengers) |
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Rank |
Airline |
Estimated Passengers |
% Share |
Average Fare |
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1 |
Air Macau |
187,873 |
57.7 % |
$218 - $226 |
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2 |
Shanghai Airlines |
116,154 |
35.7 % |
$179 - $183 |
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3 |
China Eastern Airlines |
18,938 |
5.8 % |
$197 - $199 |
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OTHERS |
7,350 |
0.8 % |
$231 |
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TOTAL |
325,523 |
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$206 |
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Source: IATA BSP (February 2010 – January 2011)
They will compete with Air Macau and China Eastern Airlines which will offer seven and 14 weekly flights this summer, respectively. Around 325,000 O&D passengers travelled on the route last year paying an average fare of $205 each way. Juneyao Airlines and Spring Airlines will expect to stimulate demand by offering lower fares, which could lead to price-sensitive travellers moving away from the existing operators.
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