The Eastern Airport Group reported that the total passenger throughput in 2025 exceeded 50 million for the first time, while the cargo and mail throughput also reached a record high of over 500,000 tonnes.

The group comprises several member airports across Jiangsu Province, a major economic powerhouse in China. Among individual airports, the Nanjing airport saw its international and Hong Kong–Macao–Taiwan cargo and mail throughput surpass 100,000 tonnes for the first time. Changzhou Benniu International Airport handled more than 5 million passengers over the year. Annual passenger numbers at Xuzhou Guanyin International Airport and Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport both exceeded 4 million, while Yancheng Nanyang International Airport returned to above 2 million passengers annually.

On the passenger side, Nanjing opened new international routes to Paris, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, while airports in Changzhou and Xuzhou launched direct services to Hong Kong.

In cargo operations, Nanjing added new freight routes to Mexico City, Warsaw and Liège, further strengthening Jiangsu's role as an aviation and logistics hub.