Growth rate of CAAC ranked the No. 1 in the first half year of 2009

Statistics from the Civil Aviation Administration of China showed that the domestic air transport market of China had an overwhelming growth for the 1st half of this year with passenger volume increased by 20.4% over same period of last year, ranking No. 1 in the world. As an important air transportation hub in China, the passenger throughput of Beijing Capital International Airport has become a vital reference index of the development of the China aviation market. From May this year, number of passenger turnover has been up rapidly and has maintained the growth rate of 20% while numbers of landing and take-off have also been increased significantly. For the 1st half of this year, the 3 major airlines with total contribution of 80% share of the domestic market of China, namely Air China, China Southern Airlines Company and China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited all profited. According to the CAAC’s latest information, domestic passenger business has been growing step by step for the period of January through June. The speed of increase for the 1st 3 months was 15% and then grew steadily month by month to rise to 26% in May which was the highest of the year so far.