Originally Posted by
Doppy
Regardless of the Russia issue, is there demand? Looking at today's SFO-PEK and PVG, they departed wide open - around 30/60 in J and 4/24 in O. The China-US flights were a little higher, but still ~15-20 open seats in J and nearly all open in O.
The middle of spring festival isn't the best time to assess demand.
In any event, the continued high fares (compared to China-anywhere else) suggest to me that demand is greater than supply.