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China Eastern Airlines exceeds 13 million passengers in February
March 17th 2026
China Eastern Airlines (CEA) flew 13 million passengers in February, up 8.1%, or close to a million passengers, from the 12 million carried in the same month in 2025. Read More » All three of the SkyTeam alliance member’s passenger networks were stronger in February, buoyed by demand for Lunar New Year travel - international passenger numbers for the 28 days rose 16.1%, to 1.8 million, domestic air travellers were 6.5% higher at 10.9 million, and regional passengers advanced 21.7% to 333,950. Overall passenger capacity, measured by available seat kilometres, was 12.8% higher and passenger load factor increased 1.4 percentage points to 86.5% in the month. At February 28, the Shanghai-headquartered airline had a fleet of 823 aircraft, down two from 825 at the end of January following the retirement of two A320 family aircraft.
