US-China traffic increases by around 200% over past decade; United has 30% capacity share
Passenger levels between the US and China, the world’s two largest aviation markets, has increased by almost 200% over the past decade, to a record 2.7 million annual passengers in 2010 (+30.5% year-on-year). Comparatively, passenger numbers between Japan and the US reached 10.8 million in 2010, 2.3 million on Hong Kong-US and 3.9 million on South Korea-US routes. All these countries however have considerably fewer airports and population levels than China.
