中秋佳節"賞月航班"機票銷量暴漲

As Mid-Autumn Festival approaches-this year celebrated on Sept 27-bookings for Moon-viewing flights have soared, according to a travel service provider.

根據旅行服務供應商最近表示：隨着中秋節臨近，爲慶祝中秋節而安排的9-27賞月航班預定人數正在暴漲

Moon-viewing flights are flights that depart between 6 pm and 12 pm from Sept 26 to 28. During the journey, tourists can enjoy the moonlight. This year is expected to be special, as during the three-day festival both a supermoon and a lunar eclipse will be visible in China.

賞月航班初步設定是從9月26日到28日，每天的18時到24時之間起航.在飛行過程中，遊客可以欣賞到中秋月光.今年的行程預計會更加特別，在三天的節日中，中國會同時出現月食和超級月亮的罕見現象

A supermoon occurs when the moon comes closest to earth. The diameter will appear 14 percent larger than normal. According to NASA, the United States space agency, a supermoon is very rare. Last time a supermoon and lunar eclipse occurred near one another was more than 30 years ago. The next convergence will be in 2033.

超級月亮是指月亮距離地球近距離的狀態.此時月亮直徑將會比正常的大14倍.據美國國家航空航天局稱，超級月亮是很罕見的.上次的超級月亮和月食相繼出現是在30年前.而下次匯聚將會是在2033年。

Ctrip, a major Chinese travel agency, said this fact has made moon-viewing flights more popular than usual. "More tourists have chosen the night flight during the festival," said Yan Xin, Ctrip's publicity manager.

中國最大的旅行中介--攜程旅行，稱這個罕見現象會讓賞月航班變得比平時更受歡迎.攜程宣傳部經理閆鑫稱：“更多的遊客在中秋節期間選擇了賞月航班”

"The number of people who used the check-in service in advance doubled from last year. About 60 percent of them chose window seats." Yan added that window seats have sold out for flights in high demand.

閆鑫還補充說明，靠窗戶的飛機座位需求量很大，“航班預先選座率增加了1倍，其中約60%的乘客選擇了靠窗的座位”

Chang Yi, head of the publicity department at Spring Airlines, said the company introduced moon-viewing flights in 2013.

春秋航空宣傳部的常義稱，公司在2013年首次提出了賞月航班這一概念

"We are now collecting the moon-viewing information. On Monday or Tuesday, we will have a full list for our clients to choose from."

“我們現在正在收集賞月航班的信息.在週一或者週二我們將會給我們的客戶發放一個全面的表單，供他們選擇”。

"Generally speaking, flights going east-to-west have a better view of the full moon. For an example, flights from Shanghai to Chongqing, Shanghai to Chengdu or Shanghai to Bangkok, Thailand."

“總體來說，從東部飛往西部的航班會觀賞到比較好的滿月景色.例如，從上海到重慶，上海到成都或者上海到泰國曼谷”