Chinese domestic market strengthens in early June

For the first time in over four months, Chinese carriers carried more than one million passengers on 5 June, marking a gradual recovery for the industry after being hard hit by the coronavirus outbreak. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) states that Chinese carriers flew about 1.04m passengers that day, about 38% lower than the same day a year ago. The carriers flew more than 11,000 flights that day, a new single-day high for the industry since February. For the first five days of June, the CAAC notes the average number of passengers carried domestically was about 935,000, with the average number of flights per day hitting around 10,600 flights. Average passenger load factor hovered around 70%. While these were lower figures compared to the same period last year, they were better than May’s averages. For that month, CAAC data indicates its carriers ferried an average of 786,000 passengers a day, and mounted close to 9,500 flights daily. In April, the average number of passengers flown a day was around 523,000, and average daily flights 6,950. <br/>