Labor Day Holiday Travel Rush

China’s railways are expected to handle 144 million passenger trips during the eight-day Labor Day holiday travel rush, started on April 29th.

Based on the pre-sale of train tickets, it is estimated that an average of 18 million passenger trips will be made by trains daily during the holiday period and a notable amount of 21 million passenger trips on May 1st. Meanwhile, passenger flow by air will also increase to reach approximately 8 million during the Labor Day holiday.