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China’s passenger traffic to exceed 700 million air travellers in 2024
December 18th 2024
Mainland airlines have flown 700.5 million passengers on their international and domestic flights in the 11.5 months of this year; a result of a strong domestic market and recovering international passenger demand. Read More » Domestic passengers flown for the reported months increased 13%, to 640 million, compared with the matching period in 2023. International air travellers transported increased 130% to 60 million, the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) said. Compared with pre-COVID times, the 2024 passenger total is set to be 10.7% higher than in 2019 and the average load factor will be five percentage points better at 83%.
