Air China Faces Passenger Drop, China Appeals WTO Ruling
Source: http://www.bizchina-update.com/content/view/1339/2/Posted on Monday, September 15th, 2008 | In China
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Air China Faces Passenger Drop
Air China recorded the biggest monthly fall in passenger numbers since
2003, state media reports. In August, the carrier served 2.77 million
passengers, 16.6 per cent less year-on-year, latest statistics show. It
is the biggest decline since the outbreak of SARS in 2003. The load
factor for August fell 13…
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