Officials predict 3b Spring Festival trips
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TRAVELERS are expected to make nearly 3 billion trips during the upcoming Spring Festival, China’s transport ministry said yesterday, putting road, rail and air links through their toughest test during the country’s most important holiday.
The ministry predicted that 2.98 billion trips would be made during the 40-day period, which includes the Lunar New Year, up 2.2 percent compared to last year. The holiday period begins on January 13.
The rail network is likely to see a 9.7 percent jump in trips compared to 2015, while airlines will accommodate about 58.3 million trips, up 10 percent, the ministry said.
The majority of travelers will take to the roads to make an expected 2.52 billion trips, it added.
The ministry said it expected further pressure on the network from stronger-than-usual winter and spring demand for coal, grain and fertilizer transport.
It said that it would look to add capacity over the period by adding trains and flights, and would strengthen measures to guard against the sale of fake tickets.
During the Spring Festival travelers often brave long queues, delays and gridlock in their desire to get home for the holiday.
Last year, more than 50,000 passengers were stranded at a railway station in the city of Guangzhou because of bad weather.
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