LONG-HAUL EXPANSION ACCELERATING
Like the domestic market, international passenger traffic has increased at double-digit rates. Driving this expansion are more direct flight and flights from second-tier cities. Since 2013, 30 new routes of more than 3,500 miles
have opened, and most fly a 777-300ER or a 787. Chinese airlines operate
half of these new routes, increasing their market share to 46 percent.