China will become the leading country for passenger air traffic, for both domestic and international markets as the passenger traffic in China will grow well above the world average. Domestic air traffic in China will become the world’s number one within 10 years. China will overtake the US in 2023, in terms of the number of passengers and in 2027, in terms of RPK. In the next 20 years, the forecast average annual growth rate for the domestic Chinese market is 7.1 per cent but will grow even faster over the next 10 years at 8.3 per cent on average per yaer. By 2033, the domestic Chinese Chinese market will remain the largest flow, representing 11.9 per cent of world traffic in terms of RPK.