Let's not get too carried away about Hainan's LF at this stage. Don't forget that there are around 10,000 Chinese students at Universities in the North of England, many of whom will have been returning home in the last 10 day's, probably taking advantage of Hainan's promotional fares of under £400 return.
Load factors in the long run are very good, not just right now. There's a large amount middle aged Chinese residents using the service on tour packages to the North West which is great to see
Queues for tax-refunds in T2 check-in the other day were snaking all the way back to the Monarch ticket desk!
Big spenders the Chinese
