Starting from the day of the month, China's civil aviation began to implement the winter-spring flight schedule. Under the influence of multiple factors, domestic and international airfares have decreased. This is the low-price airfare currently available on a travel platform. Many netizens are excited: "Too tempting, I'm going right now!" "Cheaper than the high-speed rail."

Generally, the period from after the National Day holiday to before the Spring Festival is considered the off-season for the civil aviation industry. However, this year, airfare prices seem to have dropped particularly sharply, with frequent discussions about airfare plummeting making headlines on social media.

The period after the "National Day" holiday has traditionally been a good time for off-peak travel, with both domestic and international airfare and hotel prices dropping. Additionally, a new flight season is approaching, and ticket prices tend to be relatively lower before and after the seasonal change of flights, making it a great time for travelers to go on trips.

Currently, some airlines have announced new route plans for the winter-spring flight season, such as Hainan Airlines' new route from Shenzhen to Madrid and Spring Airlines' new route from Shanghai to Busan. Promotions on new routes and adjustments to flight schedules have resulted in some international airfare prices as low as a hundred yuan. Additionally, starting from a certain date, the domestic fuel surcharge for air travel has been reduced, further lowering ticket prices. After the adjustment, the domestic fuel surcharge for adult passengers is set at 10 yuan per person per segment for flights of 800 kilometers or less, and 20 yuan per person per segment for flights over 800 kilometers. Compared to the previous standards, these amounts have been reduced by 10 yuan and 20 yuan respectively.

Under the impetus of multiple favorable factors, the era of 100-yuan air tickets during the off-peak travel season has truly arrived. Reporters found on the Qunar platform that recently, flights from Shanghai to Zhengzhou, Ningbo, Harbin, Fuzhou, from Beijing to Taiyuan, Lanzhou, Quanzhou, Xi'an, from Guangzhou to Hefei, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Changsha, and from Chengdu to Enshi, Lijiang, Hohhot, Yinchuan, all had ticket prices below 100 yuan (excluding airport construction and fuel surcharges), lower than high-speed rail fares.

For international flights, the prices are as follows: Beijing to Jeju Island, Shanghai to Osaka, Guangzhou to Chiang Mai, and Chongqing to Seoul.

Starting from the date mentioned, the civil aviation industry will begin to implement the winter flight schedule for the year. Many netizens have questions: with the continuous decline in ticket prices, won't airlines lose money? Civil aviation officials stated, "Lowering ticket prices won't lead to losses; not flying will." According to data from the China Air Transport Association, the airline industry as a whole achieved a profit of 1.3 billion yuan in the first three quarters of this year, an increase of 114.39% year-on-year, with a total of 21 airlines having achieved profitability.

Despite the generally low ticket prices this year, airlines have achieved significant growth in overall profitability, driven by the logic of "trading price for volume." In terms of load factor, this year has consistently seen high levels. The load factor is the ratio of the number of passengers actually carried to the number of available seats, and a high load factor indicates that lower prices have indeed led to an increase in passenger volume.