China's civil aviation industry sees steady growth in H1

China has seen continuous development in its civil aviation industry both in terms of its safety performance and comprehensive transportation growth, according to the national civil aviation authorities.

An airplane heading to Moscow of Russia takes off from the Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport in Zhengding, north China's Hebei province, March 3, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

As of the end of June, China's civil aviation industry has realized 106 months of continuous safe flight operation with total flight hours amounting to 74.4 million, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

In the first half of 2019, the transport flight hours of the country's civil aviation industry has seen a 7.1% year-on-year growth.

In the corresponding period, China's civil aviation flight volume realized a 7% year-on-year increase. Amid increasing flights and extreme weather conditions, the flight on-time performance reached 80.35%.

In the first half of 2019, the total transport turnover of China's civil aviation industry was more than 62.7 billion tonne-kilometers, a 7.4% year-on-year increase.

A Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner of Shanghai Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, arrives at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, capital of Hungary, June 7, 2019. [Photo/Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport/Xinhua]

Passengers get off the first flight of China Southern Airlines' Guangzhou-Urumqi-Vienna route at Vienna International Airport, Vienna, Austria, June 18, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

Aerial photo taken on June 14, 2019 shows the terminal building of the newly-built Beijing Daxing International Airport in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua]

Passengers onboard the first inbound flight from Jinan to Lhasa disembark from the plane at Gonggar Airport in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, April 9, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

An Air China flight takes off from Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 13, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]