{"id":74177,"date":"2026-05-02T12:38:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T07:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=74177"},"modified":"2026-05-02T12:38:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T07:38:46","slug":"china-predicts-over-344-mln-inter-regional-trips-on-first-day-of-may-day-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=74177","title":{"rendered":"China predicts over 344 mln inter-regional trips on first day of May Day holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"detailContent\">\n<p>BEIJING: China is estimated to witness over 344 million inter-regional passenger trips on Friday, the first day of this year&#8217;s May Day holiday.<\/p>\n<p>The figure represents a 3.4 percent increase from the same period last year, the Ministry of Transport said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Road trips are expected to reach 315.24 million, marking a 3.2 percent increase from the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>Railways are forecast to handle 24.8 million passenger trips, up 7.3 percent year on year, and waterways are expected to see 1.73 million trips, marking a 4.9 percent increase.<\/p>\n<p>However, air travel is estimated to record 2.33 million trips, down 0.7 percent from the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>Inbound and outbound passenger flows are also expected to average 2.25 million daily and peak at more than 2.4 million in a single day, according to the National Immigration Administration forecast on Tuesday, as the May Day holiday beginning on May 1 ranks among the busiest travel periods of the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEIJING: China is estimated to witness over 344 million inter-regional passenger trips on Friday, the first day of this year&#8217;s May Day holiday. 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