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China forecasts 10.7% jump in 2021 peak season domestic traffic
March 29th 2021
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said on Friday its domestic carriers would operate an average of 92,756 passenger and cargo flights a week during the northern hemisphere summer scheduling season - from March 28 to October 30. Read More » The planned schedule is up 10.7% year-on-year compared with the same month last year. Domestic passenger flights will increase by 10.6% a week, to 90,460, and cargo services will climb by 13.2%, to 2,296 a week, the CAAC said. It added 38 airlines planned to launch 322 domestic routes this year. The Mainland regulator said international flights would be about 3% of pre-COVID-19 levels. CAAC figures showed China-based and foreign carriers would operate 6,611 international passenger and cargo flights a week during the northern hemisphere peak seasons. Passenger and cargo services for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, which were listed separately, would be 40.4% lower, at 2,234 flights week.
