China News Agency, Beijing, February 24 (Reporter Zhou Yin) The reporter learned from a press conference held by the Ministry of Transport of China on the 24th that the 40-day Spring Festival is about to end.

This year's Spring Festival passenger flow is running at a low level. The passenger flow is mainly based on the flow of work and family visits. The passenger flow before the festival is relatively concentrated, and the travel after the festival is relatively stable.

　　The Ministry of Transport disclosed that in 2022, the country is expected to send 1.05 billion passengers during the Spring Festival, with an average of 26.25 million passengers per day, a year-on-year increase of 20.7% compared with 2021, a decrease of 29.1% from 2020, and a decrease of 64.8% from 2019.

Among them, it is estimated that 250 million, 750 million, 16.3 million and 39.2 million passengers will be sent by railway, highway, waterway and civil aviation respectively.

　　In addition, due to the influence of colleges and universities to avoid peak holidays and start school in batches, the impact of student passenger flow on the Spring Festival travel is lower than in previous years.

The passenger flow of the Spring Festival travel is mainly based on the flow of work and family visits, and presents tidal characteristics.

Affected by the epidemic, the domestic tourist flow during the Spring Festival holiday has decreased compared with previous years.

　　According to the Ministry of Transport, from the perspective of passenger flow, post-holiday travel is relatively concentrated.

The pre-holiday passenger flow was mainly concentrated from January 27 to January 30, and the peak occurred on January 29, reaching 29.555 million; And from February 16 to 20, the highest peaks were 28.38 million on February 8 and 32.16 million on February 19.

　　The Ministry of Transport emphasized that during the Spring Festival, the transportation departments and employees in various places fought on the front line of service guarantee, and implemented various measures to prevent and control the epidemic, work safety, ensure smooth traffic, and ensure transportation, so as to ensure that the epidemic did not spread due to the Spring Festival. Passengers travel in a healthy, safe, convenient and orderly manner.

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