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China records decline in domestic air traffic during Labor Day Holiday
May 8th 2026
Rising aviation fuel prices, the early diversion of travelers during the spring break, and intensified competition from high-speed rail contributed to the decline of domestic air traffic in China during this year’s Labor Day holiday, Yicai reports. Read More » According to data released by China’s Ministry of Transport, between May 1 and 5, there were on average 2.1 million daily air trips in the country, down 5.7% from a year earlier. At the same time, the average daily rail and road trips rose 4.6% to 21.3 million and 3.5% to 278 million, respectively. Chinese tourists made 1.5 billion cross-regional trips during the five-day holiday, averaging about 300 million per day, an increase of 3.5% from the same period last year. China’s daily average flight volume fell 2.6% to around 15,700 flights during the Labor Day holiday from a year earlier. Thirty-one of the country’s 41 airports that serve more than 10 million passengers experienced a decline in the number of flights operated during the holiday, 12 of which were by more than 5%. China’s average domestic flight ticket price was about CNY925 (US$135) during the five-day holiday, up nearly 14% from the same period in 2019 and 10% from a year earlier, according to data from Flight Manager. program and to maintain a more fuel-efficient fleet, Scoot plans to phase out its six A320ceo aircraft by 2028.
