In December, China East Air (00670) saw a year-on-year increase in passenger turnover of 17.33%.

China Eastern Airlines (00670) announced that in December 2024, the company's passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometers) increased by 6.86% compared to the same period in 2019, reaching 105.97%; passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometers) increased by 17.33% compared to the same period in 2019, reaching 110.41%; the passenger load factor was 83.51%, an increase of 7.45 percentage points compared to the same period in 2019, and an increase of 3.36 percentage points compared to the same period in 2019. In December 2024, the cargo and mail traffic (measured by freight ton kilometers) increased by 17.45% compared to the same period in 2019, reaching 111.11%. In the domestic market, the company opened new routes in December from Beijing Daxing to Anshan, Chengdu Shuangliu to Harbin, Shenzhen to Harbin, and increased frequencies on routes such as Shanghai Pudong to Beijing Capital, Shanghai Pudong to Changbai Mountain Tourism, Beijing Daxing to Hefei, Beijing Daxing to Guangzhou, Guangzhou to Xi'an, Xi'an to Shenzhen, and Harbin to Hangzhou. The company's passenger capacity in the domestic market in December has reached 107.14% compared to the same period in 2019. In the international market, the company opened new routes in December from Beijing Daxing to Vientiane, Xi'an to Phuket, Harbin to Seoul Incheon, Harbin to Tokyo Narita, resumed flights on routes such as Yantai to Fukuoka, Xi'an to Nagoya, and increased frequencies on routes such as Shanghai Pudong to Sydney, Shanghai Pudong to Shizuoka, and Beijing Daxing to Singapore. The company's passenger capacity in the international market in December has recovered to 102.48% compared to the same period in 2019. In the regional market, the company's passenger capacity in December has reached 132.87% compared to the same period in 2019. In December 2024, the company introduced 10 aircraft, including 8 A320 series aircraft, 1 C919 series aircraft, 1 B787 series aircraft, and retired 2 A320 series aircraft. As of the end of December 2024, the company operated a total of 804 aircraft, including 350 owned aircraft, 240 leased aircraft through financing, and 214 leased aircraft.