In the first half of 2017, 214.4 thousand Chinese passengers flew to New Zealand, representing a decrease of 11.2 thousand passengers or 4.96% compared with the same period of last year. For this six months, only January witnessed a significant increase in passenger number because of the Spring Festival. The number of Chinese passengers flew to New Zealand remained at an ordinary level in the following five months.

In the first half of 2017, the number of New Zealand's passengers flew to China kept a rapid increase. 52 thousand passengers flew to China in this six months, representing an increase of 7.8 thousand or 17.5% compared with the same period of last year.

For China-New Zealand route's capacity, both of the two countries' flight frequency and seats recorded an increase. In the first half of 2017, seats on China-New Zealand route recorded an increase of more than 10%, which means that airlines' capacity is still larger than the market demands.

From September 2015, China's airlines have launched six routes to New Zealand. Sichuan Airlines launched a newest Chengdu - Auckland route on June 13. Currently, there are 37 weekly flights from China to New Zealand.

For the second half of 2017, with the coming of a peak tourist season, China - Australia aviation market will keep a rapid growth without the capacity limitation. However, China - New Zealand routes will face problems of slow demand growth and diversion of nonstop flight market.