Hainan's free trade port welcomes the first Spring Festival travel rush after the border closures, with an estimated 22.36 million passengers expected to travel.

The Spring Festival travel rush in 2026 will start from February 2nd and end on March 13th, lasting a total of 40 days. As the first Spring Festival travel rush after the operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port, the travel, business, and visiting demands in Hainan continue to be released, and it is expected that the passenger flow will significantly increase. It was learned from a press conference on the comprehensive transportation service guarantee work for the 2026 Spring Festival travel rush in Hainan province that the number of passengers sent by Hainan's comprehensive transportation during this year's Spring Festival travel rush will reach 22.368 million, an increase of more than 5.3% compared to the Spring Festival travel rush in 2025.