Travel during holiday hits new record

Transport network expected to have handled 270 million passenger trips

China's transport network is expected to have handled 270 million passenger trips during the five-day May Day holiday, which concluded on Wednesday, the Ministry of Transport said.

From April 29 to Wednesday, a daily average of more than 54 million trips were expected to have been made by railway, road, waterway and civil aviation, an increase of more than two and a half times over the same period last year, which was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Wednesday, transport service providers increased capacities to manage the peak return of travelers, as traffic was expected to hit a record during the holiday.