Originally Posted by
mecabq
They already fly to Chongqing, albeit only three times per week.
Also to Chengdu, which is just a few 100 km from Chongqing. I've not yet been on the Chengdu flight, but I'm a regular on the Chongqing flight, and it's usually rather.. empty.. in both Y and especially in C. Once I had the pleasure of being alone in C
Only exception of course is Chinese holiday season. Then they are filled to the brim. Not sure if its passenger yields are profitable otherwise.. I guess they compensate with cargo?
Also, QR flies to Hangzhou near Shanghai. So I think QR is actually rather well positioned within China, compared to many other big airlines..