China's leading aviation data service provider VariFlight today published China LCCs Data Briefs at the 3rd China Low Cost Carriers Summit 2016 in Shanghai.
In this report, VariFlight analyzes the destination distribution, route distribution, fleet utilization, passenger satisfaction of Chinese LCCs, as well as provides a service comparison between low cost carriers and full service airlines.
Below is the full report:
More passengers are ready to embrace the concept of low-cost air travel as China's aviation market is becoming more mature. This helps to lay a solid market foundation for the future development of low-cost carriers (LCCs). This report aims to analyze LCC development in China from various perspectives including LCC destinations, route distribution, fleet utilization and passenger satisfaction etc.
LCC Destination Distribution
According to VariFlight flight data in August 2016, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and provincial capitals of Southeast & North China region are in the top echelon in terms of domestic inbound and outbound flights operated by LCCs. The second echelon is mainly in second-tier provincial capitals. International flights are mainly from and to Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou and other first-tier provincial capitals.