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in the global market in 2020, with domestic air authorities will make comprehensive efforts
travel reaching 94.5 percent of its 2019 level in to meet their targets, such as improving flight
the fourth quarter. The country handled 420 management, optimizing assessment indicators
million air passenger trips that year, marking and strengthening efforts to address flight delays,
the world's second-largest civil aviation volume according to the CAAC (Xinhua, On-time).
for 15 consecutive years. The nation could pivot
the structure of its international airline network Cruises
during the pandemic. China should concentrate
its international aviation hubs in first-tier cities The global cruise ship industry was largely
like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Beijing, suspended for more than a year amid the
in particular, is supposed to vigorously develop COVID-19 pandemic. But eventually the big ships
international air transportation instead of serving were increasingly taking to the waterways, with
domestic passengers. It's the right time to make some countries such as the United Kingdom
structural adjustments during the pandemic. By allowing fully vaccinated passengers to get
2020, China had signed bilateral air transportation onboard. In 2020, major cruise operators Royal
agreements with 128 countries, including 100 Caribbean International, Carnival Group and
involved in the Belt and Road Initiative. China Norwegian Cruise Line saw their net losses reach
can further expand international air travel to US$5.8 billion, US$2.2 billion and US$4 billion.
island nations in the South Pacific under the BRI By comparison, the business performance of
that have rich, unexploited tourism resources. cruise operators in China, especially those
Instead, China plans to boost the domestic plying the Yangtze River, fared better. Most
aviation market by developing regional airlines cruises started to set sail again beginning in
and stimulating air travel demand in second-and July 2020 as the pandemic was brought under
third-tier cities. Strengthening cooperation with better control in the country. River cruise tours
other transportation companies and boosting in China are innovating their operations with
integrative development with local economies high-end equipment, better entertainment and
are also encouraged. It is expected that by services comparable to global cruise trips in
the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the order to satisfy increasingly higher demand
volume of China's civil aviation transportation from domestic travelers. The Yangtze River, the
may surpass the United States to become No longest river in China and the third-longest in
1 in the world. The administration will improve the world, enjoys fame for scenes of the Three
services in aircraft maintenance, ground support Gorges—Qutang, Wu and Xiling. They form a
and aviation materials to build China into a series of natural and cultural attractions on the
strong aviation country. In the past five years, Yangtze River between Chongqing and Yichang
the number of civil aviation aircraft in China hit on the middle reaches of the river, and a large
6,747, and 263 new air routes were formed. The number of cruise tours are plying this route. With
total distance covered by domestic air routes a large number of companies operating similar
during that period reached 237,000 kilometers, routes along the Yangzte, business operations
up 38,000 km from the period during the 12th have been homogenized with overcapacity and
Five-Year Plan (2011-15) (Zhao and Luo). fierce competition. The phenomenon has posed
certain challenges for sales by cruise operators.
China will also further enhance the on-time Hampered by the pandemic, many travelers who
performance of its civil air transport sector, used to frequently travel abroad and preferred
aiming to tackle the issue of flight delays. Officials sea cruise trips began to travel domestically. The
say China will strive to maintain an on-time company has seen booming reservations for its
performance rate of more than 80 percent for domestic summer cruising options. For those
domestic airlines. The Civil Aviation Administration who take river cruise tours, most are middle-
of China has also proposed an 85 percent target aged and elderly passengers. For travelers
for the average on-time performance rate in the born between 1980 and 1995, more than half
country's major airports with an annual passenger of those surveyed said they prefer sea cruise
throughput of more than 10 million. Civil aviation
304
in the global market in 2020, with domestic air authorities will make comprehensive efforts
travel reaching 94.5 percent of its 2019 level in to meet their targets, such as improving flight
the fourth quarter. The country handled 420 management, optimizing assessment indicators
million air passenger trips that year, marking and strengthening efforts to address flight delays,
the world's second-largest civil aviation volume according to the CAAC (Xinhua, On-time).
for 15 consecutive years. The nation could pivot
the structure of its international airline network Cruises
during the pandemic. China should concentrate
its international aviation hubs in first-tier cities The global cruise ship industry was largely
like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Beijing, suspended for more than a year amid the
in particular, is supposed to vigorously develop COVID-19 pandemic. But eventually the big ships
international air transportation instead of serving were increasingly taking to the waterways, with
domestic passengers. It's the right time to make some countries such as the United Kingdom
structural adjustments during the pandemic. By allowing fully vaccinated passengers to get
2020, China had signed bilateral air transportation onboard. In 2020, major cruise operators Royal
agreements with 128 countries, including 100 Caribbean International, Carnival Group and
involved in the Belt and Road Initiative. China Norwegian Cruise Line saw their net losses reach
can further expand international air travel to US$5.8 billion, US$2.2 billion and US$4 billion.
island nations in the South Pacific under the BRI By comparison, the business performance of
that have rich, unexploited tourism resources. cruise operators in China, especially those
Instead, China plans to boost the domestic plying the Yangtze River, fared better. Most
aviation market by developing regional airlines cruises started to set sail again beginning in
and stimulating air travel demand in second-and July 2020 as the pandemic was brought under
third-tier cities. Strengthening cooperation with better control in the country. River cruise tours
other transportation companies and boosting in China are innovating their operations with
integrative development with local economies high-end equipment, better entertainment and
are also encouraged. It is expected that by services comparable to global cruise trips in
the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the order to satisfy increasingly higher demand
volume of China's civil aviation transportation from domestic travelers. The Yangtze River, the
may surpass the United States to become No longest river in China and the third-longest in
1 in the world. The administration will improve the world, enjoys fame for scenes of the Three
services in aircraft maintenance, ground support Gorges—Qutang, Wu and Xiling. They form a
and aviation materials to build China into a series of natural and cultural attractions on the
strong aviation country. In the past five years, Yangtze River between Chongqing and Yichang
the number of civil aviation aircraft in China hit on the middle reaches of the river, and a large
6,747, and 263 new air routes were formed. The number of cruise tours are plying this route. With
total distance covered by domestic air routes a large number of companies operating similar
during that period reached 237,000 kilometers, routes along the Yangzte, business operations
up 38,000 km from the period during the 12th have been homogenized with overcapacity and
Five-Year Plan (2011-15) (Zhao and Luo). fierce competition. The phenomenon has posed
certain challenges for sales by cruise operators.
China will also further enhance the on-time Hampered by the pandemic, many travelers who
performance of its civil air transport sector, used to frequently travel abroad and preferred
aiming to tackle the issue of flight delays. Officials sea cruise trips began to travel domestically. The
say China will strive to maintain an on-time company has seen booming reservations for its
performance rate of more than 80 percent for domestic summer cruising options. For those
domestic airlines. The Civil Aviation Administration who take river cruise tours, most are middle-
of China has also proposed an 85 percent target aged and elderly passengers. For travelers
for the average on-time performance rate in the born between 1980 and 1995, more than half
country's major airports with an annual passenger of those surveyed said they prefer sea cruise
throughput of more than 10 million. Civil aviation
304
