35.5 mln to travel by air during holiday rush  

今年春运中国民航预发旅客3550万人次 同比增5.2%

2013年春运中国民航预计运送旅客3550万人次，比去年增长5.2%。记者从民航局获悉，民航已安排各航空公司加班包机2.5万班。

Beijing (CNS) -- Nearly 35.5 million passengers are expected to travel by air during the 2013 Spring Festival travel rush, an increase of 5.2 percent compared to last year, according to civil aviation authorities on Saturday.

Inbound and outbound passengers at the Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) are predicted to reach about 8.8 million during this year's rush. That's a daily average of 220,000 passengers, an increase of 4.86 percent compared to the same period last year, said Wang Hanlin, who works for the airport.

January 26, the first day of the rush, saw more than 9,880 flights and over 830,000 passengers across the country.

The BCIA transported about 230,000 passengers Saturday, an increase of 10,000 people compared to normal days.