Air China (CA), one of China’s major airlines has recently announced a hike in Passengers numbers by 8.3% in the month of November year on year. Air China Ltd is the country’s second-largest commercial airline and is head quartered in the capital city Beijing. The airline holds a high status in the country and takes the responsibility of special flight task for Chinese national leaders visiting abroad which demonstrates the exclusive status as the national flag carrier of People’s Republic of China.
The airline stated that it carried 3.64 million passengers in November which is up 8.3% year on year but down 13.6% month on month. Whereas, the passengers on domestic flights increased 8.3% year on year reaching to 3.01 million travelers in November, 2010.
Air China, also offers regional and domestic flights between Shanghai, Wuhan, flights to Guangzhou, Beijing, Shenzhen, Macau, Hong Kong and South East Asia. The airline is a major Cargo carrier and recorded rise of 13.5% in November year on year to 105,500 tons.
Passenger load factor, or the proportion of seats filled on each flight, fell 2.5 percentage points year on year to 76.8% last month, while its cargo load factor rose 4.3 percentage points year on year to 64.6%. Total load factor was 71.1%, 0.5 percentage points higher than in November last year.
Air China is a star alliance member and world’s 10th largest airline by fleet size. The airline carried 41.28 million domestic and international passengers in 2009, which ranked behind its main competitors China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines. However, Air China is the most profitable airline in China and world’s largest carrier by market value. Air China’s most popular routes include flights to Seoul in South Korea and Flights to Tokyo, Japan.
The airline’s extensive route offers flights to 185 destinations around the world with flights to Europe, USA, Asia, Far East and Oceana. Recently, Air China’s route flights to Taipei, Taiwan also gained popularity.
Air China has a fleet size of 280 and in November, also acquired two aircrafts, bringing its aircraft fleet to 282 units at the end of last month.
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