The reporter learned from the press conference of Air China 2024 Summer Universiade that during this summer Universiade, Air China will continue to increase its investment in international routes, with 114 international and regional routes, which will recover to 90% in 2019; Focus on increasing the input of transport capacity in hot cities and summer resorts such as Xinjiang and Yunnan. The average daily flight volume in China is 1444, with a year-on-year growth of 39.2% in 2019.
For outbound hot spots of summer transport, Air China will open Beijing Dhaka, Chengdu Milan routes, resume Shanghai Barcelona routes, and encrypt 13 international routes including Beijing Copenhagen, Chengdu Singapore. At that time, the international and regional routes operated by Air China will Restore to more than 90% in 2019, reaching 114 It has access to 43 countries and regions on six continents, and has expanded its route network to nearly 1200 destinations worldwide through cooperation with member airlines of the Star Alliance.
For domestic hot spots, focus on increasing transport capacity investment in hot cities such as Xinjiang, Chengdu Chongqing, Shandong and Hainan, as well as summer resorts such as Yunnan, Guizhou, Fujian and Hailar, involving 38 routes at 32 destinations, and 1444 domestic daily average flights in summer, an increase of 39.2% year-on-year in 19 years.
In terms of the "Air Silk Road", Air China has opened 61 routes along the "Belt and Road" to 36 cities in 28 countries, accounting for 60% of the total international routes, bringing more space and opportunities for economic integration and cultural exchanges between countries and regions along the "Belt and Road".
As one of the important carriers between China and Europe, Air China has a market share of more than 28%. Up to now, Air China has 32 routes between China and Europe, 53 flights a day between China and Europe, and the overall flights have recovered to 116% in 2019. Passengers can start from multiple domestic departure destinations, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Chongqing, and seamlessly access Air China's European route network. With the help of Lufthansa's powerful hub in Frankfurt and Munich, deep partners, passengers can reach all parts of Europe through one transit. (CCTV reporter Cao Dan)
