China’s civil aviation broke a record, exceeding the threshold of 700 million passengers in 2024.
According to the Civil Aviation Office of China (CAAC), as of December 15, the number of passengers traveling through the air in the country reached 700 million 480 thousand people.
Passenger air transportation for the first time exceeded the 700 millionth threshold and reached a historical maximum.
out of 700 million passengers, 640 million traveled on internal flights and 60 million on international. The number of passengers traveling along internal routes, compared with the previous year, increased by 14 %, and the number of passengers traveling along international routes increased by 130 %.
The average rating coefficient of flights exceeded 83 percent, reaching the level of 2019.
In 2023, Chinese airlines transported 640 million passengers.