Passenger boardings for Chinese airlines up 12% for 2016
Chinese carriers transported 488m passengers in 2016, up 12% from 432.4m in 2015, according to the CAAC. Chinese carriers opened 260 new international routes during the year. According to the CAAC, passenger boardings jumped 23% to 51.6m on international routes, which outpaced domestic routes at 436.1m passengers, up 11% year-over-year. The average passenger load factor was 82.7%, up 0.6 point over 2015. Average daily aircraft utilization rates decreased 0.1 hour to 9.4 hours. CAAC said Chinese carriers expect to carry 536m passengers this year. Separately, the regulator reported that China’s air transport industry—which includes airlines, airports, aviation supplies company and aviation fuel company—earned a collective profit of CNY60.1b (US$8.7b) from January to November, up 10.5% year-over-year. <br/>
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Passenger boardings for Chinese airlines up 12% for 2016
Chinese carriers transported 488m passengers in 2016, up 12% from 432.4m in 2015, according to the CAAC. Chinese carriers opened 260 new international routes during the year. According to the CAAC, passenger boardings jumped 23% to 51.6m on international routes, which outpaced domestic routes at 436.1m passengers, up 11% year-over-year. The average passenger load factor was 82.7%, up 0.6 point over 2015. Average daily aircraft utilization rates decreased 0.1 hour to 9.4 hours. CAAC said Chinese carriers expect to carry 536m passengers this year. Separately, the regulator reported that China’s air transport industry—which includes airlines, airports, aviation supplies company and aviation fuel company—earned a collective profit of CNY60.1b (US$8.7b) from January to November, up 10.5% year-over-year. <br/>
