After the National Day holiday, most people have returned to their workplaces. With the decline in tourist numbers, flight prices have dropped significantly. Data from Qunar shows that from October 9 to October 31, the average payment price for flight tickets is more than 30% lower than during the National Day holiday period. Among them, the average payment prices for flights to popular cities such as Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Changchun have dropped by around 200 yuan compared to the National Day holiday period.

Qunar platform searches show that within the past week, departing from Beijing, the bare ticket price to Lanzhou is 200 yuan, to Quanzhou 230 yuan, and to Urumqi 300 yuan; departing from Shanghai, flights to Lijiang cost 200 yuan and to Shenyang 300 yuan; departing from Guangzhou, flights to Qingdao cost 259 yuan and to Chengdu 309 yuan. Even after adding airport construction and fuel surcharges, the prices remain lower than high-speed rail.

It is worth noting that fuel surcharges will increase, making October 7-9 the best window period for buying low-priced tickets in the near term. It is reported that starting from October 10, fuel surcharges will be raised. For routes over 800 kilometers, each passenger will be charged a fuel surcharge of 90 yuan, while for routes of 800 kilometers (inclusive) or less, the charge will be 50 yuan, an increase of 20 yuan and 10 yuan respectively compared to before. Many travelers are seizing the window period to purchase low-priced tickets. On the Qunar platform, bookings for future flights (traveling between October 15 and November 15) departing from cities such as Chengdu, Nanjing, Beijing, and Shanghai on October 6 increased by 40% compared to October 5.

It is understood that in November, primary and secondary school students in multiple cities will have their autumn break. Departing from Chengdu, the top three popular destinations for the autumn break are Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Sanya; departing from Nanjing, the top three popular destinations are Guangzhou, Zhuhai, and Sanya.

Outbound travel ticket prices have also seen a significant drop. Low-priced outbound flight tickets are on sale in multiple cities. Within the past week, Beijing-Seoul has a lowest price of 518 yuan, Shanghai-Ho Chi Minh City 460 yuan, Chengdu-Bangkok 286 yuan, and Guangzhou-Kuala Lumpur 329 yuan.

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