According to Air China, the country's flag carrier, it had still risen by 8.5% on a year-on-year basis although its November 2010 passenger traffic experienced a month-on-month decline due to weakened demand.

 

The carrier said in a recent statement that its passenger capacity rose 12.1% year on year in November 2010. Capacity on international routes grew by 17.5% year-over-year, primarily due to an increase in the frequency of flights on American, European, and Australian routes. Capacity on domestic routes rose by 8.5%. Passenger traffic on international routes rose by 7.2%, while that on domestic routes rose by 9%.

 

However, its passenger load factor was 76.8%: down 2.5 percentage points from the previous year.

 

The carrier's cargo capacity rose by 14.1% year on year in November 2010. The cargo load factor improved to 64.6% in November, reaching an increase of 4.3 percentage points over the previous year.