[Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Special Line] Xiamen-Jinjiang Airlines has carried more than one million passengers since its resumption
China News Service, Xiamen, April 5 (Reporter Long Min) At about 11:30 on the 5th, the "Peace New Star" carrying 344 passengers arrived at Xiamen Wutong Passenger Terminal from Kinmen. At this point, the Xiamen-Jinmen passenger route has safely transported more than one million passengers since its resumption in early January last year.
Ji Zengpei, a Taiwan compatriot who took the "Peace Nova" ship to travel to the mainland that day, told a reporter from China News Service that the passenger volume of the Xiamen-Jinjiang route has exceeded one million since the resumption of service, which proves that "both sides of the Taiwan Strait are one family" and hopes that compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will come often. exchanges and strengthen exchanges and cooperation.
On January 7 last year, the Xiamen-Jinjiang route, which had been suspended for nearly three years, resumed navigation. According to statistics from the Xiamen Maritime Safety Administration, since its resumption, this cross-strait "mini-three links" passenger route has safely operated 5,487 voyages, transporting a total of 1,002,261 passengers, including 498,255 outbound passengers and 504,006 inbound passengers. The average ship loading rate is 58.36%.
Since its opening on January 2, 2001, the Xiamen-Jinjiang route has transported passengers accounting for about 90% of the total passenger flow of the cross-strait "mini-three links", making it a veritable "golden channel" for cross-strait personnel exchanges.
Kang Yanhua, a Taiwanese compatriot, often travels between Xiamen and Kinmen on the Xiamen-Jinmen route. She said that the Xiamen-Jinjiang route has a short distance, strong safety, low price and good service level, making the road home for compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait wider and wider.
Since the resumption of flights, the number of flights on the Xiamen-Jinjiang route has gradually increased, and the passenger flow has increased rapidly. The number of round-trip flights has increased from 2 to 16 per day. Ye Xiaolu, captain of the Wutong Coast Guard Law Enforcement Team of the Lujiang Maritime Affairs Department of the Xiamen Maritime Safety Administration, said that by speeding up port customs clearance, strengthening ship seaworthiness inspections, promoting safe baggage transportation control, maintaining the safety of the navigation environment, optimizing convenient service measures, and improving route emergency capabilities, etc. , ensuring that the Xiamen-Jinjiang route operation is convenient, fast, safe and smooth. (over)