CAAC – Chinese airlines carried 284 million passengers in H1, 2023

China’s air passenger and cargo transport mostly recovered in the first six months of this year, as per the data from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). China’s civil aviation sector carried 284 million passengers in the first half of 2023, recording a recovery of almost 88% over 2019 levels. The cargo sector carried 53.1 billion tonne-kilometers of freight and 3.3 million tons of cargo and mail in the six months ended June 30, almost 85% and 95% more that the same period figures in 2019, respectively, CAAC data revealed. Due to high fuel prices and Chinese yuan depreciation