After a hobbled recovery in 2023 from Covid-19 shutdown, Chinese civil aviation sector is bouncing back stronger than ever in 2024. According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC),  the Chinese civil aviation transport scale hit a monthly record high in July as air passenger and cargo traffic volumes continued to increase.

In a press conference in Beijing on Friday, CAAC official Li Yong said that the total transport turnover of China’s civil aviation sector topped 13.63 billion tonne-kilometers last month, up 19.9 pc from a year earlier.

Li added that air passenger trips expanded by 10.8 pc year on year in July to about 69.14 million. International trips amounted to 6.13 million, recovering to 93 pc of the level registered in July 2019.

According to CAAC, about 752,000 tonnes of cargo and mail were transported by air in China in July, marking an increase of 25.1 pc year on year.

Another CAAC official, Zhang Qing, told the media that the civil aviation sector has sustained expansion amid the summer travel rush, adding that air passenger traffic had set a new single-day record on Aug. 10 with 2.45 million trips handled.