VariFlight dashboard shows China domestic passenger flights during the 2026 National Day holiday (Oct 1-7) totaled 102,900, up 1.7% YoY; international and regional passenger flights totaled 17,000, up 1.56% YoY. Traffic showed a mid-holiday dip and a

2026-10-08

VariFlight dashboard shows China domestic passenger flights during the 2026 National Day holiday (Oct 1-7) totaled 102,900, up 1.7% YoY; international and regional passenger flights totaled 17,000, up 1.56% YoY. Traffic showed a mid-holiday dip and a late rebound. Guangzhou Baiyun led total and domestic flight volumes; Shanghai Pudong led international and regional flights. Domestic hub performance was mixed: Beijing Daxing, Urumqi Tianshan, Haikou Meilan and Chengdu Shuangliu posted double-digit YoY growth, while Shenzhen Bao'an, Zhengzhou Xinzheng, Kunming Changshui and Xi'an Xianyang declined. Shanghai Pudong moved up from sixth to second in domestic rankings; Shenzhen fell from second to eighth. Top 10 domestic airports by flight volume were Guangzhou Baiyun, Shanghai Pudong, Chengdu Tianfu, Beijing Daxing, Beijing Capital, Chongqing Jiangbei, Xi'an Xianyang, Shenzhen Bao'an, Kunming Changshui and Hangzhou Xiaoshan.