Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, June 21, 2002
China's Aviation Turnover Ranks Sixth in World
The total turnover of Chinese airlines reached 13.8 billion ton kilometers last year, up 19 per cent compared with the previous year, according to the latest statistics from the International Civil Aviation Organization.
The total turnover of Chinese airlines reached 13.8 billion ton kilometers last year, up 19 per cent compared with the previous year, according to the latest statistics from the International Civil Aviation Organization.
China's aviation turnover has risen from the ninth in the world to the sixth, surpassing the Netherlands, Singapore and the Republic of Korea (ROK).
China's air passenger traffic grew 16 per cent last year to 105.9 billion passenger kilometers, the sixth highest in the world. Cargo turnover rose 9 per cent to 4.2 billion ton kilometers, the eighth highest in the world.
The five countries still ahead of China are the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. Contrary to China's 19 per cent growth, they all achieved a negative growth in 2001.
China's aviation turnover would rank second if Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are included, next only to the United States.