Originally Posted by
kamchatsky
There are more and more Chinese migrating to Australia, which should help CX filling up those planes, as they need to go back to China for family visit etc. I didn't even count the Chinese tour groups at all as they would have travelled on CA/CZ/MU etc.
I'm still not 100% sure why are Mainland travellers so keen on transitting HKG.
I would've thought CA/MU/CZ should do fleet expansion instead of CX - even with the tax arbitrage would travellers (tourists and migrants alike) really enjoy transitting HKG? The reduction of pax on the Golden Route shows HKG is not a desired transit.
And it should not be for a lack of takeoff slots.
The only plausible explanation is CAAC is limiting growth somehow. I'm not sure how long it will last.
Meanwhile CX and other carriers serving HKG will thrive.
I'm ambivalent about this phenomenon. On one hand as a miles holder there will be more frequencies on unpopular classes e.g. Premium Economy. OTOH buying a straight direct return for cash is costing me a lot more.