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In the first half of 2024, total passenger trips rose nine percent from the same period in 2019, China's State Council said.
China is expecting air passenger travel to hit a record in 2024, bouncing past pre-pandemic levels.
Passenger flights may reach 700 million this year, Song Zhiyong, head of the Civil Aviation Administration, said Tuesday at the Asia Pacific Summit for Aviation Safety, according to China's State Council.