Air China August Passenger Capacity Up 6.3%, Passenger Traffic Up 11.3%
Air China announced that in August 2026 its passenger capacity rose 6.3% year on year, while passenger traffic increased 11.3%. The average passenger load factor was 87.7%, up 4 percentage points from a year earlier.
On the cargo side, freight capacity in August 2026 rose 8.1% year on year and cargo and mail traffic increased 9.2%. The cargo load factor was 42.5%, up 0.4 percentage points.
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