“I wouldn’t go too extreme … anything less than $10,000 per ticket for this, I’m OK with,” says Box Hill woman Betty Bai.
Some Australian families are spending $6000 for a single, economy plane ticket to China for long-awaited family reunions this Lunar New Year as the country finally eases pandemic restrictions and reopens its borders.
Melbourne woman Betty Bai is among those delighted to return to Guangzhou in China’s south for the New Year celebrations, which begin on January 22, despite the exorbitant flight costs. She said it was difficult to find return economy class flights for herself, her husband Yang Huang and their 13-year-old son Samuel for less than $6000 each.
Chinese restaurant owner Jan Ho, 45, who lives with his wife Cleo Wang, their two children, and mother-in-law in Vermont in Melbourne’s east, said he would continue to wait to return to Guangdong province to see his parents due to China’s rapidly climbing COVID cases.China’s move away from a stringent zero-COVID policy has resulted in a spike in cases, which may lead to“First, it’s a bit too messy in China, and secondly, the flight tickets are quite expensive,” he said.
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