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Air China reports 41% domestic passenger decline; impacted by Mainland lockdowns
October 21st 2022
Air China flew 3 million passengers on its domestic network last month, down 41.4% from the 5.1 million passengers it carried in August. Read More » September’s total was 46.6% less than the 5.4 million domestic passengers the flag carrier transported in the same month in 2021, an updated Air China traffic report said. The Star Alliance member's domestic passenger load factor for the 30 days was 65.6% compared with 67.4% and 66.4% in August this year and September 2021, respectively. In recent months, several major Mainland cities and provinces have experienced extended lockdowns as Beijing continued to enforce its zero-COVID strategy. In pre-COVID September three years ago, Air China flew 7.7 million domestic passengers and had a passenger load factor of 81.8%.
