CAAC: Chinese airline pax down 17% in Jul-2021, compared to Jul-2019

CAAC reported (22-Sep-2021) the following traffic highlights for Chinese airlines for Jul-2021:

• Passengers: 49.1 million, -17.2% compared to Jul-2019;
  • Domestic: 49.0 million, -7.0%;
    • Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan: 81,000, -92.6%;
  • International: 132,000, -98.0%;
• Passenger load factor: 78.7%, -4.9pp;
• Cargo: 594,000 tonnes, -3.6%;
  • Domestic: 375,000 tonnes, -8.5%;
    • Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan: 17,000 tonnes, -15.0%;
  • International: 218,000 tonnes, +5.8%. [more - original PR]