The recently released financial statements of China Eastern and China Southern also said both carriers achieved more than 30 percent growth in domestic passenger traffic, he said.
Besides the good figures in the domestic air transport market, the international travel sector is also recovering, as the international passenger traffic into and out of China grew in August.
Both business travel and tourism have shown signs of recovery, contributing to the improvement in international travel, Li Lei said.
Based on the positive signals, Li Jiaxiang encouraged mainland carriers to grasp the current opportunities and open more international flight routes.
The industry expects a bigger growth in the coming few months, he said.
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