First-Time Flyers Surge Over China’s May Day Holiday

Travelers at Beijing Daxing Airport
Credit: Xinhua / Alamy Stock Photo
As more than 11.1 million Chinese travelers flew over the weeklong May Day holiday, an increase of more than 11.8% from the previous year, first-time flyers increased by 30%, according to online Chinese travel agency Qunar. The agency saw the most robust growth, at 60%, among university students...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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