Airlines lose passengers to high-speed trains  

高鐵沖擊致15%民航航線運(yùn)量下滑

中國民航局副局長李軍20日在北京召開的全國民航工作會(huì)上披露，今年1月—11月，高鐵對民航運(yùn)輸總周轉(zhuǎn)量影響達(dá)0.3個(gè)百分點(diǎn)，下滑航線達(dá)15%。

Beijing (CNS) -- Facing competition from new high-speed railway lines, almost 15 percent of Chinese airlines saw fewer passengers from January to November this year, a civil aviation authority has said.

Li Jun, deputy chief of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, made the remarks Thursday during a national conference on civil aviation. Nearly 0.3 percent of the total turnover volume of the aviation industry has been affected by high-speed railways, he said.

Li also said the high-speed rails are taking pressure off the aviation industry at a time of massive demand, particularly in cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

Half of all flights that travel less than 500 kilometers have been affected by high-speed railways, according to research by the Civil Aviation Administration. The figure is lower for routes that are 500 to 1,000 kilometers long.

Almost 58 percent of domestic airlines will be covered once a "four-vertical" and "four-horizontal" high-speed rail network is established, an insider said.