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2026-09-21 13:28:10
【High airfares during Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays drive "rushing to avoid peak times," with September 22nd and 28th becoming low-price windows】 (1) This year's Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day airfares are relatively high, leading to a large number of people "rushing to avoid peak times," and the popularity of air travel has spread to the workdays before the Mid-Autumn Festival. (2) Data from Qunar Travel shows that since September 22nd, the number of tourists "rushing to avoid peak times" during the holidays has been increasing day by day; the number of people traveling by air on Wednesday (23rd) increased by 20% year-on-year, and on September 24th, it increased by nearly 50% year-on-year. (3) Low prices are the primary driving force for rushing to avoid peak times. Looking at the average daily departure airfare, the workdays before the Mid-Autumn Festival are the period with the lowest airfares before and after the entire holiday: the average price for departures on September 22nd is more than 30% lower than the first day of the Mid-Autumn Festival (September 25th), and nearly 50% lower than the first day of the National Day (October 1st). For example, the price of a direct flight from Beijing to Guiyang on September 22nd (including airport construction and fuel surcharges) is as low as 500 yuan, and the price for departures on October 1st is 1275 yuan. (4) According to data from Qunar.com, the second "off-peak" window for the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays is September 28, with average airfares about 40% lower than the first day of the holiday. (5) The number of people taking extended holidays from September 28 to 30 increased by 52% year-on-year, with one in seven travelers choosing to take leave.
