{
  "id": 6080913,
  "title": "China’s State Airlines Post Heavy Losses Despite Passenger Increases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/chinas-state-airlines-post-heavy-losses-despite-passenger-increases",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-07T00:48:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/china/chinas-airlines-lose-money/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "BEIJING – China’s top airlines are flying more passengers than they have in years. Airports are packed, and ticket sales are climbing rapidly across the country. Yet, the financial reality behind the scenes tells a very different and troubling story. Despite bringing in billions of yuan in new revenue, the nation’s largest state-owned carriers are […] The post China’s State Airlines Post Heavy…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}