China Eastern Airlines: Passenger capacity will decrease and cargo and mail volume will increase in May 2026.

China Eastern Airlines announced that in May 2026, passenger transport capacity decreased by 5.34% year-on-year, passenger traffic decreased by 3.63% year-on-year, and the passenger load factor was 86.93%, an increase of 1.54 percentage points year-on-year; freight traffic increased by 7.38% year-on-year. New domestic routes have been launched, such as Chengdu Tianfu - Altay, and international and regional markets have been strengthened, such as Shanghai Pudong - Barcelona. In May, 6 aircraft were introduced while 2 A320 series aircraft were retired, bringing the total operating fleet to 827 aircraft by the end of May. It should be noted that the operating data has not been audited and adjustments may be possible.