Setting a new record! During the 2026 Spring Festival travel rush, civil aviation transported a total of 94.39 million passengers.

According to the Civil Aviation Administration, during the 2026 Spring Festival travel period, the national civil aviation industry transported a total of 94.39 million passengers, with an average of 2.36 million passengers per day, an increase of 4.6% compared to the same period in 2025; ensuring 759,000 flights, with an average of 19,000 flights per day, an increase of 2.7% compared to the same period in 2025. Passenger and flight volumes have reached a new high for the same period in history. The civil aviation transportation market is steadily growing. The Spring Festival holiday was extended to 9 days, with a mix of various passenger flows such as returning home, visiting relatives, traveling, and students, leading to a full release of demand for air travel. The volume of civil aviation passenger transportation has increased steadily compared to the same period last year, with an average passenger load factor of 87.8% per day, an increase of 2.7 percentage points compared to the same period in 2025.