<p>分析师表示，中东冲突升级将导致香港乘客的旅行成本上升，因为许多人被迫选择更昂贵的直飞欧洲航线。他们在周一表示，阿联酋迪拜和卡塔尔多哈等主要中转枢纽的停运使得旅客争相抢购直飞航班或 “无冲突” 前往欧洲的航线，激增的需求将引发机票价格飙升。在美国和以色列对伊朗发动袭击后，全球航空旅行受到干扰，导致中东大部分空域的关键中转机场关闭或严重限制运营。香港中文大学航空政策与研究中心的高级顾问罗长国表示，持续的冲突必然会给乘客带来负担，并提到油价显著上涨。“虽然许多人原本计划通过中东中转，但现在他们可能会重新安排行程或更换航空公司，出于安全原因避免飞越该地区，” 罗说。“从航空公司的角度来看，他们肯定会提高票价以缓解不断上升的费用。战争让一切变得昂贵，别无选择。” 他指出，商务旅客受到的影响可能更为严重，因为他们不得不承受与度假者相比更高的直飞航班价格，后者在调整行程上可能更具灵活性。旅游业议会在周一表示，除了被困在中东的旅客外，迪拜和多哈等主要中转枢纽的所有航班停运也扰乱了前往欧洲和非洲的航空交通，这使得他们目前难以确定受影响的旅客人数。旅行社 WWPKG 的首席执行官袁俊宁表示，香港旅客对冲突可能蔓延到其他国家感到非常担忧，尤其是在四月初复活节假期临近之际。“许多人担心，因为长途航线在即将到来的复活节假期中特别受欢迎，” 袁说。“在过去两天，计划从三月中旬开始出行的旅客——包括那些通过中东中转或访问迪拜的旅客——不断询问将会发生什么。” 他说，一些旅客现在也对访问土耳其等目的地感到谨慎，因为一些人认为这些地方与中东处于同一高风险航线。“那些希望避免冲突区域的旅客正在将旅行计划转向其他地区，例如东南亚，或选择北向航线前往欧洲和南向航线前往澳大利亚和新西兰，” 袁说。独立航空顾问李汉明表示，冲突的影响对香港旅客尤其明显，因为他们依赖于前往欧洲的中转航线。他表示，约 30% 的航班从香港经中东中转，20% 经中国大陆中转，而 40% 为直飞航班。“阿联酋航空和卡塔尔航空为往返欧洲和东南亚的价格敏感型休闲和家庭乘客提供了大量座位，” 李说，并补充道，迪拜机场每年处理超过 8000 万名乘客。“如果通过中东枢纽的中转受到干扰，香港旅客前往欧洲的选择将减少到通过中国大陆中转或直飞，这两者通常都更昂贵。” 在货运方面，李强调中东是中国电子商务的重要通道。由于当前的干扰，货物被迫转向替代航线，所有包裹都被转运通过俄罗斯或阿塞拜疆，他说。香港国旗航空公司国泰航空已暂停其至利雅得的航班，直至周二，并暂停至迪拜的服务，直至周四。</p>

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<p>中东持续的冲突预计将导致香港旅客的机票价格上涨，因为许多人现在选择更昂贵的直飞欧洲航班，原因是迪拜和多哈等主要中转枢纽的暂停。分析师指出，直飞航班需求的上升将导致票价上涨，尤其是对商务旅客的影响更为明显。旅客们对冲突可能扩散的担忧日益加剧，促使他们的旅行计划转向更安全的地区。这些干扰也影响了货运路线，货物被重新安排通过替代路径运输</p>

<p>The escalating conflict in the Middle East is set to drive up travel costs for Hong Kong passengers as many are forced to opt for more expensive direct routes to Europe, according to analysts. They said on Monday that the suspension of major transit hubs in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Doha in Qatar had left travellers scrambling for seats on direct flights or “conflict-free” paths to Europe, with surging demand set to trigger a spike in airfares. Global air travel has been disrupted after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, which led to the closure or severe restriction of operations at key transit airports across much of the Middle Eastern airspace. Law Cheung-kwok, a senior adviser at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Aviation Policy and Research Centre, said the ongoing conflict would inevitably burden passengers, citing a significant surge in oil prices. “While many originally planned to transit through the Middle East, they are now likely to rearrange their itineraries or switch to other airlines and avoid flying over the region for safety reasons,” Law said. “From the perspective of the airlines, they will certainly increase ticket prices to mitigate rising expenses. War makes everything expensive. There is no way around it.” He noted the impact on business travellers might be more severe, as they had no choice but to absorb the higher price of direct flights compared with holidaymakers, who could be more flexible in adjusting their trips. The Travel Industry Council said on Monday that beyond travellers stranded in the Middle East, the suspension of all flights at major transit hubs such as Dubai and Doha was also disrupting air traffic to Europe and Africa, which made it difficult for them at the moment to ascertain the number of travellers affected. Yuen Chun-ning, chief executive officer of travel agency WWPKG, said there was significant concern among Hong Kong travellers regarding the potential for the conflict to spread to other countries, particularly with the Easter holiday period approaching in early April. “Many people are worried since the long-haul routes are especially popular for the coming Easter holidays,” Yuen said. “Over the past two days, travellers scheduled for trips from mid-March onwards – including those transiting through the Middle East or visiting Dubai – have been constantly asking what will happen.” He said some travellers were now also wary of visiting destinations such as Turkey, which some perceived as being on the same high-risk flight route as the Middle East. “Those looking to avoid the conflict zone are shifting their travel plans towards alternative regions, such as Southeast Asia or opting for northern flight paths to Europe and southern routes to Australia and New Zealand,” Yuen said. Li Hanming, an independent aviation consultant, said that the conflict’s impact was especially pronounced for Hong Kong travellers because of their reliance on connecting routes to Europe. About 30 per cent of flights from the city transited through the Middle East and 20 per cent through mainland China, while 40 per cent were direct flights, he said. “Emirates and Qatar Airways are providing a lot of seats, especially for price-sensitive leisure and family passengers on the trips between Europe and Southeast Asia,” Li said, adding the Dubai airport handled more than 80 million passengers every year. “If transit through Middle Eastern hubs is disrupted, the choices for Hong Kong travellers to Europe would be reduced to transiting through mainland China or flying direct, both of which are generally more expensive.” On the cargo front, Li highlighted that the Middle East served as a critical gateway for Chinese e-commerce. Due to current disruptions, shipments were being forced onto alternative routes, with all packages being diverted through Russia or Azerbaijan, he said. Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways suspended its Riyadh flights until Tuesday and Dubai services until Thursday.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>分析师表示，中东冲突升级将导致香港乘客的旅行成本上升，因为许多人被迫选择更昂贵的直飞欧洲航线。他们在周一表示，阿联酋迪拜和卡塔尔多哈等主要中转枢纽的停运使得旅客争相抢购直飞航班或 “无冲突” 前往欧洲的航线，激增的需求将引发机票价格飙升。在美国和以色列对伊朗发动袭击后，全球航空旅行受到干扰，导致中东大部分空域的关键中转机场关闭或严重限制运营。香港中文大学航空政策与研究中心的高级顾问罗长国表示，持续的冲突必然会给乘客带来负担，并提到油价显著上涨。“虽然许多人原本计划通过中东中转，但现在他们可能会重新安排行程或更换航空公司，出于安全原因避免飞越该地区，” 罗说。“从航空公司的角度来看，他们肯定会提高票价以缓解不断上升的费用。战争让一切变得昂贵，别无选择。” 他指出，商务旅客受到的影响可能更为严重，因为他们不得不承受与度假者相比更高的直飞航班价格，后者在调整行程上可能更具灵活性。旅游业议会在周一表示，除了被困在中东的旅客外，迪拜和多哈等主要中转枢纽的所有航班停运也扰乱了前往欧洲和非洲的航空交通，这使得他们目前难以确定受影响的旅客人数。旅行社 WWPKG 的首席执行官袁俊宁表示，香港旅客对冲突可能蔓延到其他国家感到非常担忧，尤其是在四月初复活节假期临近之际。“许多人担心，因为长途航线在即将到来的复活节假期中特别受欢迎，” 袁说。“在过去两天，计划从三月中旬开始出行的旅客——包括那些通过中东中转或访问迪拜的旅客——不断询问将会发生什么。” 他说，一些旅客现在也对访问土耳其等目的地感到谨慎，因为一些人认为这些地方与中东处于同一高风险航线。“那些希望避免冲突区域的旅客正在将旅行计划转向其他地区，例如东南亚，或选择北向航线前往欧洲和南向航线前往澳大利亚和新西兰，” 袁说。独立航空顾问李汉明表示，冲突的影响对香港旅客尤其明显，因为他们依赖于前往欧洲的中转航线。他表示，约 30% 的航班从香港经中东中转，20% 经中国大陆中转，而 40% 为直飞航班。“阿联酋航空和卡塔尔航空为往返欧洲和东南亚的价格敏感型休闲和家庭乘客提供了大量座位，” 李说，并补充道，迪拜机场每年处理超过 8000 万名乘客。“如果通过中东枢纽的中转受到干扰，香港旅客前往欧洲的选择将减少到通过中国大陆中转或直飞，这两者通常都更昂贵。” 在货运方面，李强调中东是中国电子商务的重要通道。由于当前的干扰，货物被迫转向替代航线，所有包裹都被转运通过俄罗斯或阿塞拜疆，他说。香港国旗航空公司国泰航空已暂停其至利雅得的航班，直至周二，并暂停至迪拜的服务，直至周四。</p>
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Middle East conflict to drive up airfares for Hong Kong travellers: analysts

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分析师认为，中东冲突可能导致香港旅客的机票价格上涨