Airports in Central and Southern China Receive Approximately 16 Million Passengers in July

In July, 27 airports in central and southern China saw 130 thousand aircraft takeoffs and landings, 15.8 million passengers and 233 thousand tons of cargo and mails, respectively recording a year-on-year growth of 12.7%, 10.9% and 4%, showing the growth of passenger count is 2 percentage points lower than that of aircraft takeoffs and landings. During the period of January to July, these airports saw 847 thousand takeoffs and landings, 103 million passengers and 1.65 million tons of cargo and mail, respectively registering a year-on-year growth of 8.9%, 9.9% and 6.4%.

During the summer travel period, airlines operating flights in these airports opened more room for flights by using larger aircraft that can load more passengers. Flight Count: the total flight count in these airports further has increased by 12.7% year on year during the period. Passenger Count: During the summer travel period, more and more passengers have traveled by air, showing the development of a distinct seasonal characteristic in the transport industry. Cargo and Mail Count: during the period, the cargo and mail throughput has maintained a steady growth rate, registering a 2 percentage point higher growth than that of the whole industry.

中南地区27个运输机场7月份共完成运输起降13万架次，同比增长12.7%，旅客吞吐量1577.5万人，同比增长10.9%，完成货邮吞吐量23.3万吨，同比增长4%。7月，整个中南地区机场旅客吞吐量未能与运输架次同步增长，客运增速低于架次增速近2个百分点。1-7月份，累计完成运输起降84.7万架次，同比增长8.9%，旅客吞吐量10315万人，同比增长9.9%，完成货邮吞吐量164.8万吨，同比增长6.4%。

暑运期间航空公司在辖区各主要机场加班航班及运力的投放加大。运输架次：使辖区机场运输架次同比增速进一步加快，同比增长12.7%。旅客吞吐量：暑运期间，旅游需求常态上升，运输行业季节性特征明显。货邮吞吐量：辖区机场货邮吞吐量保持平稳增长，增速依然高于行业近2个百分点。