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Air China posts 9.6% lift in passengers during August
September 16th 2026
Air China flew 16.7 million passengers in August, about 1.5 million more than the 15.2 million travellers the airline carried in the same month in 2025. Read More » During the reported 31 days, Air China grew domestic passengers 10.3% to 14.3 million, while its international network experienced 8.8% passenger growth to 1.9 million. By contrast, Air China’s regional network flyers fell 4.5% to 451,000. The Star Alliance member grew capacity 6.3% year-on-year in August, while demand, or revenue passenger kilometres, was 11.3% higher. Passenger load factor climbed 4 percentage points to 87.7%. Air China’s fleet stood at 976 aircraft on August 31, an increase of three from the end of July.
