China News Service, Beijing, February 15 (Reporter Liu Wenwen) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Transport of China on the 15th that on February 14 (the 20th day of Spring Festival travel, the fifth day of the first lunar month), the number of cross-regional personnel movements in the whole society was 306.99 million. An increase of 10.2% compared with the same period in 2023 and an increase of 24.4% compared with the same period in 2019, setting a new single-day high during the Spring Festival this year.
Among them, railway passenger volume was 14.245 million, an increase of 38.5% over the same period in 2023, and an increase of 27.1% over the same period in 2019. The number of highway personnel movements was 288.91 million, an increase of 8.7% over the same period in 2023 and an increase of 25% over the same period in 2019. Waterway passenger volume was 1.493 million, an increase of 52.7% compared with the same period in 2023, and a decrease of 41.5% compared with the same period in 2019. Civil aviation passenger volume was 2.344 million, an increase of 48.5% over the same period in 2023 and an increase of 17.4% over the same period in 2019.
It is reported that as the golden waterway in Guangdong and Qiongzhou, the Qiongzhou Strait will usher in a record-breaking transportation peak during the Spring Festival this year. Now that the return peak is about to begin, coupled with periodic heavy fog and other severe weather, the Qiongzhou Strait is doing its best to ensure the return peak. The two provinces of Guangdong and Hainan, and the two cities of Zhanjiang and Haikou interact frequently and regularly share various information such as ship capacity, weather forecasts and suspension warnings, and the number of vehicles waiting to be ferried every day to ensure the accuracy of predictions and ship dispatching. Haikou New Sea Port and Xiuying Port have dynamically added some tickets for vehicles sold on the island to meet the demand for small cars to leave the island. Currently, 49 ships and 18 berths in the new seaport are operating at full capacity to ensure the smooth return of passengers. (over)