TransportationResilient Chinese exports lift airlines, shipping lines and ports
COVID slashed 2020 passenger numbers, but strong cargo demand helped
Robust cargo shipments last year were a boon for China's big state-owned airlines, shippers, logistics service suppliers and port operators. (Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent
HONG KONG -- China's big three state-owned airlines were not spared when the coronavirus pandemic devastated the global travel industry. Together they racked up 2020 net losses totaling about $5.7 billion, even after an early recovery in domestic traffic.