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China Southern airlines: the first passenger transport volume in Asia and the second in the world in 2020
Date: 2021-08-13
China became the world's largest domestic aviation market for the first time in 2020.
Recently, according to the World Air Transport Statistics Report 2021 (WATS) released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), China Southern Airlines ranked first in the passenger transport volume in Asia and second in the world in 2020. China became the world's largest domestic aviation market for the first time in 2020.
In 2020, China Southern airlines flew 2.07 million hours safely, and its safety level continued to maintain the lead in China's civil aviation industry. The on-time flight rate reached 89.88%, an increase of 6.56 percentage points compared with the same period last year, and 1.36 percentage points higher than the industry average. China Southern Airlines ranked first among the three major state-owned airlines for five consecutive years.
, China southern airlines as a whole pays special attention to the epidemic prevention and control and return to work and production, in 2020, a total of 19000 flights, staff 25000 people, disease resistance, convoys, 29000 tons, take back the stranded overseas compatriots, 24000, through the international air transport association to introduce the global aviation industry to epidemic prevention and control measures in our country, to share the practical experience of epidemic prevention and control during flight security, And was rated the highest grade of COVID-19 epidemic prevention seven star airlines.
China Southern starts a new bureau with solid work, promotes high quality development, and accelerates its step towards world class. In recent years, China Southern Continues to deepen communication and cooperation with international organizations. China Southern's New Distribution Capability project (hereinafter referred to as "NDC") based on iATA standards has achieved New results. China Southern's NDC cooperation channel sales volume ranks first in the world. NDC of China Southern Airlines ranks the second in the world in proportion to total distribution. China Southern Airlines has signed an agreement with The International Air Transport Association (IATA) to test the iATA Travel Permit application, making it the first airline in mainland China to participate in the iATA travel Permit test.