China is set to become the world’s largest aviation market within the next five years so it is unsurprising that the country’s airports are leading the way when it comes to annual passenger growth. Routesonline analyses the fastest-growing major airports in the world, with more than half of the top 20 in China alongside counterparts in Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean.
The opening date for Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport’s second terminal has been confirmed, with the new hub set to provide a significant capacity boost for China’s third busiest airport.
Capacity between Canada and China has steadily increased in recent years and the two countries' Year of Tourism will seek to further develop air links.
A deal has been agreed for a 50 percent rise in the number of flights allowed between the UK and China, a move which is set to increase the number of routes from regional airports.
China Southern Airlines, a SkyTeam member partly owned by oneworld’s American Airlines, is seeking to further its partnership with the US carrier to help it increase its presence in the transpacific market.
With China's aviation market poised to overtake the US as the world's largest by 2022, Boeing has secured an order to supply 300 aircraft to the country.
China will displace the US as the world’s largest aviation market in 2022, while the country's seat capacity this year is set to top 800 million for the first time.
As the rapid growth of China's aviation market continues apace, fuelled by an expanding middle-class, US manufacturer Boeing has forecast that almost 20 percent of global aircraft demand over the next two decades will be from airlines based in the country.
American Airlines had originally proposed a December 16, 2016 start date for its new daily Los Angeles - Beijing flight, but a late DOT decision meant it had until this quarter, 90 days since the DOT’s final order to commence services. It now reveals that on January 18, 2017, the CAAC rejected American’s request for slots at Beijing Capital International Airport, putting its plans into disarray.
Hainan Airlines' landmark Beijing - Las Vegas service has its roots in the US city hosting the World Routes air service development forum back in October 2013 and has been helped subsequently by regular meetings at Routes regional and world events. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) estimates the flights will account for $33.5 million in annual economic impact.
The landmark partnership continues a recent relaxation of rights between the two countries and is expected to lead to an immediate growth in flights between the two countries, including many new routes from China’s emerging second and third tier cities into Australia.
Tianjin currently has limited connectivity outside of Asia from Binhai International Airport, but is increasingly being seen as an alternative access point into China’s capital city, Beijing, which is just 120km away and a journey of just 35 minutes by high-speed train.
The expanded network, which includes six Chinese cities that have never been served directly by a Malaysian airline, is just the first stage of an ambitious plan to more than triple Malaysia Airlines’ China business, adding more than ten additional cities to its network by the early 2020s.
China is Australia’s most valuable market, with Chinese visitors spending more than $7.7 billion annually. Spend has increased by more than 400 percent in the past 10 years, from $1.5 billion in 2005 to $7.7 billion in 2015. Year-on-year spending grew 43 per cent in 2015 – double the previous 12 month’s growth rate.
Under the new Air Service Agreement passenger flights can now increase from the current maximum of 40 per week for each nation to up to 100. There will be no limit on the number of all-cargo services, creating new opportunities for trade and businesses. A restriction on the number of destinations that airlines can serve has also been lifted, meaning services can be operated between any point in the UK and any point in China. Up until now, airlines could only serve six destinations in each country.
New Routes in China are developing at an unprecedented pace both nationally and internationally and data shows that from 2015 to 2016, 114 new national routes launched in China, while in 2015, 19 new international routes were also created.
