Passengers number in China 2017-2023, by airline group

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Wenyi Zhang
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Mar 28, 2025

In 2023, the total number of passengers carried by leading airlines in China recovered significantly from 251.72 million to almost 620 million. Among the airline groups, China National Aviation Holding Group transported 126.43 million passengers, representing a strong growth of 167 percent from the previous year.

Total number of passengers carried in China from 2017 to 2023, by airline group (in millions)

CharacteristicChina National Aviation Holding Group*China Eastern Air Holding GroupChina Southern Air Holding GroupHainan Airlines GroupAll other airlines
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Statistic: Total number of passengers carried in China from 2017 to 2023, by airline group (in millions)

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May 2024

Region

China

Survey time period

2017 to 2023

Supplementary notes

*China National Aviation Holding Group is an extra-large state-owned air transport holding group, composed of former Air China as its main body merged with China National Aviation Corporation (Group) Limited and China Southwest Airlines.
Figures have been rounded.

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