Chinese air travel rises 12% in 12 months

At the China Civil Aviation Development Forum 2015, Li Jiaxiang, president of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), commented that China has experienced a 12% increase in air travel demand during 2014, based on revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs. Global passenger traffic during last year rose just 5.9%. International passenger traffic rose 6.1% last year, while international demand in China increased 14.9%.