*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.
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Number of flight hours in China 2017-2024, by airline group
In 2024, the total flight time of all airlines in China was around ***** million hours. Among the airline groups, China Eastern Air Holding Group and China Southern Air Holding Group had **** million and **** million flight hours respectively. The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent travel restrictions affected the performance of China's aviation industry substantially between 2020 and 2022.
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Civil Aviation Administration of China. (May 15, 2025). Number of flight hours in China from 2017 to 2024, by airline group (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/997401/china-total-flight-hours-by-airline-group/
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