The number of daily passengers carried by airlines in China topped the 1 million mark on June 5—the first time in four months the figure has been achieved.

According to figures released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), the total number of passengers flying during the day was 1.04 million. This is the highest total since Jan. 28 when COVID-19 travel restrictions began to be introduced.

The CAAC said there were 11,333 flights on June 5, the most since February, and added that passenger traffic has now recovered to 61.5% of 2019 levels.

Prior to the coronavirus outbreak—which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan—the average daily number of flights totaled 17,300 and the maximum daily passenger traffic was nearly 2 million.

However, the market dropped to its lowest point on Feb. 13 when the number of passengers fell to 132,900 and the number of flights operated decreased to 3,931. This equates to reductions of 92.5% and 77% respectively, when compared to the daily average. https://www.routesonline.com/news/29...top-1-million/

 

Gotten several emails in the past two weeks that Chinese airlines have started recruiting again, specifically BCA, Spring, and Loong Air.

 

Yeah but the T&C are a LOTS different than before... Stark contrast @ Spring from what it was before... From what I hear many who are being recalled are being offered/given much lower terms at other carriers too...

Kampai

 

Agreed, that is what I am seeing too.