Chinese Domestic Air Travel Bounces Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels

China’s aviation industry is picking up the pace of recovery as domestic air travel bounced back to pre-pandemic levels in April. The recovery for international travel continued to lag behind.

Travelers made 50.3 million international and domestic air trips in April, up more than fivefold from the same period a year ago and equivalent to 94.6% of the April 2019 volume, before the pandemic, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said at a news briefing.