Balanced News: China’s flight bookings way down despite reopening, data shows

Outbound flight bookings are at only 15 percent of pre-pandemic levels despite reopening, according to travel firm. China’s outbound flight bookings were at only 15 percent of pre-pandemic levels in the week after the country announced it would reopen its borders, despite a 192 percent jump from the same period last year, according to travel data firm ForwardKeys. ForwardKeys data shows average outbound fares from China were 160 percent higher than in December 2019, though that represented a downward trend since June when flight capacity was even lower and quarantine was required.