China Predicts 285 Million Interregional Trips on First Day of Lunar New Year Holiday

Beijing (ANTARA) - More than 285 million interregional passenger trips are predicted to take place across China on Sunday (15/2), the first day of this year’s nine-day Spring Festival holiday.

China’s Ministry of Transport reported on Sunday (15/2) that the figure represents a 10.5 per cent increase compared with the same period last year.

Land travel is estimated to rise 10.8 per cent year on year to a total of 268.75 million trips on Sunday (15/2). Meanwhile, rail and air travel are predicted to increase by 4.3 per cent and 6.4 per cent respectively.

Passenger trips via waterways on Sunday (15/2) are expected to surge 28.1 per cent year on year.

The Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year, falls on 17 February this year. Although the official holiday runs for nine days, this year’s travel rush began on 2 February and will continue until 13 March.