Published: 12:24, January 24, 2025 | Updated: 15:54, January 24, 2025
China to see 1.85m cross-border trips every day during holiday
By Wang Qingyun
Passengers are seen lining up at the Beijing Capital International Airport, on Jan 14, 2025. (TIAN CHEN / FOR CHINA DAILY)

China will see an average of 1.85 million cross-border trips made every day during the upcoming Spring Festival holiday, a 9.5 percent year-on-year increase, the National Immigration Administration estimated.

Large international airports in China are expected to see a peak in the number of passengers exiting from Chinese New Year's Eve on Tuesday to Thursday, the administration said.

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They will see an influx of passengers on Feb 3 and Feb 4, the last two days of the Spring Festival holiday.

The administration has asked ports across the country to strengthen monitoring of cross-border travel flows and issue related information promptly to help people arrange their trips properly.

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It has also asked them to deploy more workers and open a sufficient number of passages to ensure that travelers spend no more than 30 minutes in line.