China flights to and from Europe are still way off a full recovery to pre pandemic levels.
The number of flights scheduled in May is 1,320, which is still 56% down on May 2019, Cirium says.
It represents about 400,00 seats.
As of this month, 26 airlines have flights scheduled between Europe and China.
This is almost double compared to May 2022.
Specifically, from the UK Cirium says 265 flights are scheduled to depart for mainland China.
This remains 30% down on 2019.
Still, China outbound travelers are taking holidays again en masse.
Trip.com Group reveals strong domestic and international booking growth for the May Day holiday period..
International flights during the holidays recovered to around 40%, with searches increasing by more than 60%
Bookings and search traffic for China flights to Southeast Asia and Japan and South Korea have rapidly increased compared to the Chinese New Year holidays.
Long-haul flight bookings to Europe have grown by over 40%.
