Spring builds domestic capacity out of second tier bases
Spring Airlines increased capacity by 30.7% in the first half of the year, as it added 7 Airbus A320s to its fleet. The majority of the added capacity went to its domestic network, which saw ASKs rise 43.6%. Capacity on services to Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau meanwhile climbed 16.1%, while international capacity received a 10.9% boost. In its first half financials, the carrier says that the majority of its domestic capacity increase went to its second tier bases at Shenyang, Shijiazhuang and Yangzhou. This is since there are slot constraints at its main bases of Shanghai Pudong and Hongqiao International airports, as well as in Shenzhen. Spring added that it stopped poor-yield domestic services out of some second and third tier cities during the period. RPKs on its domestic services rose 41.9% during the 6 months. <br/>
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Spring builds domestic capacity out of second tier bases
Spring Airlines increased capacity by 30.7% in the first half of the year, as it added 7 Airbus A320s to its fleet. The majority of the added capacity went to its domestic network, which saw ASKs rise 43.6%. Capacity on services to Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau meanwhile climbed 16.1%, while international capacity received a 10.9% boost. In its first half financials, the carrier says that the majority of its domestic capacity increase went to its second tier bases at Shenyang, Shijiazhuang and Yangzhou. This is since there are slot constraints at its main bases of Shanghai Pudong and Hongqiao International airports, as well as in Shenzhen. Spring added that it stopped poor-yield domestic services out of some second and third tier cities during the period. RPKs on its domestic services rose 41.9% during the 6 months. <br/>
