Airline reform in China: market forces not as important as government fiat

The Chinese airline industry is facing a wave of mergers. Will the regional airline stars in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hainan be able to survive in what promises to be a very uneven playing field?

Dan Slater

September 13, 2002

You have to pity a hard-travelling Chinese salesman. He has to rely on the domestic airline system. Inedible food is the least of his problems. More serious are the lengthy and routine delays and airports stuck miles away from the city centre.

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