China News Service, July 16th, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission Secretary-General and spokesperson Peng Huagang introduced on the 16th that since the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the industry that has been most affected by central enterprises is the air transport industry.

In the first half of 2021, the total turnover of the three central air transport companies increased by 38.8%, passenger transportation increased by 63.1%, cargo and mail transportation increased by 25.2%, and the main business volume has returned to more than 70% of the same period in 2019.

In the first half of the year, the total operating income increased by nearly 30% year-on-year. Although the net profit was at a loss, the loss was significantly reduced by more than 15 billion over the same period last year.

Data map: Passengers inquire about flight information at the airport.

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  The State Council Information Office held a press conference on the 16th.

At the meeting, talking about the industries in which central SOEs are most affected by the epidemic, Peng Huagang said that since the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the industry that has been most affected by central SOEs is the air transport industry.

In 2020, the three central air transport companies were severely impacted without exception. The total annual transport turnover and passenger transport volume for the year were less than half of the normal year, with losses of nearly 30 billion, which was indeed a serious blow.

Not only China, but also international airlines have been greatly affected.

However, our country soon resumed production, the economy and society resumed normal operations, and these industries are gradually recovering.

On the whole, this year is obviously better than the same period in 2020.

  Peng Huagang further pointed out that in the first half of this year, the total turnover of the three central air transport companies increased by 38.8%, passenger transportation increased by 63.1%, cargo and mail transportation increased by 25.2%, and the main business volume had returned to 70% of the same period in 2019. the above.

In the first half of the year, the total operating income increased by nearly 30% year-on-year. Although the net profit was at a loss, the loss was significantly reduced by more than 15 billion over the same period last year.

  Regarding the overseas development of central enterprises, Peng Huagang said that it is generally controllable, but it will definitely have an impact.

Since the epidemic, the SASAC has set up an overseas prevention and control steering group from the beginning, which is on duty 24 hours, and has been insisting until now, constantly maintaining contact with overseas central enterprises, and has formulated a series of standardized guidance documents for overseas projects and overseas personnel. , Manipulate files.

  "In order to receive timely treatment for infected people, we rely on central enterprises to build a telemedicine platform to coordinate domestic high-quality medical resources, build standardized medical offices overseas, and remote medical offices directly connect to major domestic hospitals. It has played a very important role in the timely disposal of overseas infected employees." Peng Huagang said.

  According to Peng Huagang, according to the domestic epidemic prevention and control requirements, overseas flights have not yet fully returned to normal. The flow of personnel must meet the domestic epidemic prevention and control requirements, and take the form of chartered flights to coordinate the dispatch and vacation rotation of enterprise employees. Up to now, 170,000 employees have been dispatched, of which 20,000 have been dispatched by chartered flights, 170,000 have been received, and 10,000 have been received by chartered flights. At present, the central enterprises participating in the "Belt and Road" construction project have not stopped production or production due to the impact of the epidemic, and overall it is quite good.