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China aviation powers on

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BANGKOK, 29 January 2019: China’s commercial aviation market will see passenger volume rise to 1.6 billion by 2037, according to the latest forecast released by the International Air Transport Association.

China is currently the world’s second largest aviation market and according to the latest IATA forecast it should become the world’s largest by 2025.

Commenting on the forecast, IATA’s director general and CEO, Alexandre de Juniac said: “China is becoming the key influencer of global civil aviation industry. And China’s civil aviation authorities is key dynamic force in powering global civil aviation industry.”

He made the comments during a recent visit to Beijing.

“The global civil aviation market has shown an apparent eastward shift to Asia, with China as the major impetus… IATA is shifting focus to the surging market here,” he added.

The country’s civil aviation industry handled 610 million passenger trips in 2018, representing an 11.4% year-on-year increase, according to statistics released from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

(Source: IATA)

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