<p>China Southern on Tuesday became the latest Chinese airline to offer ultra-cheap, all-you-can-fly deals aimed at reigniting air travel following <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus </a>lockdowns.</p>.<p>At least eight Chinese carriers have so far launched similar schemes which they hope will boost the ailing domestic aviation sector in the world's second-largest economy.</p>.<p>Lucky Air, which unveiled offers for unlimited domestic flights on July 13, announced two days later that it had hit capacity for monthly and seasonal passes for individuals.</p>.<p>The deals, valid for anything between a month and a year, start at 1,588 yuan ($227) for unlimited flights over 31 days per person.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-andhra-pradesh-reports-record-8147-cases-karnataka-government-changes-rates-for-rt-pcr-antigen-testing-864013.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Lucky Air said it has plans to sell more of such packages in the future.</p>.<p>Airlines offer variations of such deals, including Spring Airlines' package for children travelling with their parents and China Eastern's unlimited weekend flights.</p>.<p>Southern's all-you-can-fly deal costs 3,699 yuan ($528) and can be used until next January.</p>.<p>Some carriers have chosen to join hands, with Qingdao Airlines, Okay Airways and Ruili Airlines collaborating for unlimited weekend deals as well.</p>.<p>Others like Juneyao Air rolled out a 888 yuan ($127) package for unlimited upgrades -- allowing passengers to bump up their economy class tickets for no added cost.</p>.<p>China's economy has been recovering gradually since the coronavirus outbreak, and last Friday, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said daily flights had returned to about 80 percent of pre-virus levels.</p>.<p>The country's aviation industry lost 34.25 billion yuan ($4.89 billion) in the second quarter this year, the CAAC said this month, after Beijing took drastic moves to curb the spread of the coronavirus that first surfaced in the central Wuhan city.</p>.<p>As the virus began its global march, governments around the world had started limiting travel from high-risk countries, with China going a step further in March to dramatically cut flight routes and bar most foreigners from returning.</p>.<p>In April, passenger trips were down 68.5 percent on-year.</p>
<p>China Southern on Tuesday became the latest Chinese airline to offer ultra-cheap, all-you-can-fly deals aimed at reigniting air travel following <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus </a>lockdowns.</p>.<p>At least eight Chinese carriers have so far launched similar schemes which they hope will boost the ailing domestic aviation sector in the world's second-largest economy.</p>.<p>Lucky Air, which unveiled offers for unlimited domestic flights on July 13, announced two days later that it had hit capacity for monthly and seasonal passes for individuals.</p>.<p>The deals, valid for anything between a month and a year, start at 1,588 yuan ($227) for unlimited flights over 31 days per person.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-andhra-pradesh-reports-record-8147-cases-karnataka-government-changes-rates-for-rt-pcr-antigen-testing-864013.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Lucky Air said it has plans to sell more of such packages in the future.</p>.<p>Airlines offer variations of such deals, including Spring Airlines' package for children travelling with their parents and China Eastern's unlimited weekend flights.</p>.<p>Southern's all-you-can-fly deal costs 3,699 yuan ($528) and can be used until next January.</p>.<p>Some carriers have chosen to join hands, with Qingdao Airlines, Okay Airways and Ruili Airlines collaborating for unlimited weekend deals as well.</p>.<p>Others like Juneyao Air rolled out a 888 yuan ($127) package for unlimited upgrades -- allowing passengers to bump up their economy class tickets for no added cost.</p>.<p>China's economy has been recovering gradually since the coronavirus outbreak, and last Friday, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said daily flights had returned to about 80 percent of pre-virus levels.</p>.<p>The country's aviation industry lost 34.25 billion yuan ($4.89 billion) in the second quarter this year, the CAAC said this month, after Beijing took drastic moves to curb the spread of the coronavirus that first surfaced in the central Wuhan city.</p>.<p>As the virus began its global march, governments around the world had started limiting travel from high-risk countries, with China going a step further in March to dramatically cut flight routes and bar most foreigners from returning.</p>.<p>In April, passenger trips were down 68.5 percent on-year.</p>