China to see 1.85 mln cross-border trips every day during holiday

Inbound passengers queue through customs clearance at the Harbin Taiping International Airport in Heilongjiang province. （Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn）

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 huge outflow of passengers from Chinese New Year's Eve on Tuesday to Thursday, the administration said.

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.

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.