In 2022, China Eastern Airlines Group reported a passenger traffic of around 42 million, representing a drop of more than 37 million from the previous year. In 2020, the Airlines experienced a decrease in passenger traffic of 42.7 percent from 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. China Eastern Airlines was the third largest airline in the world in terms of passenger numbers in 2020. In decade before the start of the pandemic, the number of passengers flying with China Eastern Airlines Group grew steadily, peaking at 130 million in 2019.
Number of air passengers carried by China Eastern Airlines Group from 2010 to 2022
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