China's civil aviation sector handled over 66.63 million passenger trips in March, up 12.1 percent year on year, official data showed on Monday.

Data released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China showed that domestic air routes handled more than 59.51 million passenger trips last month, up 11.5 percent from a year earlier, while international air routes handled over 7.12 million passenger trips, up 17 percent year on year.

In terms of cargo and mail transport, the sector handled 851,000 tonnes in March, an increase of 4.2 percent from the same period last year.
Of the total, domestic air routes transported 458,000 tonnes of cargo and mail, up 1.3 percent year on year, while international air routes handled 393,000 tonnes, up 7.8 percent year on year.