On the third day of the National Day holiday, passenger flows on railways, highways, civil aviation, and waterways continued to run at high levels.

Today is the third day of the National Day holiday, and passenger flows on highways, railways, civil aviation, and waterways across the country continue to run at a high level. Travel demand remains strong, with concentrated releases of demand for scenic sightseeing, urban roaming, and short-distance vacations, and transportation authorities continue to increase capacity on popular tourist routes. Today, railways nationwide are expected to carry 18.9 million passengers, with 910 additional trains expected to be added. In response to the high travel demand during the holiday, railway departments in various regions are using newly opened lines and station resources from the eve of National Day to increase capacity supply in popular directions and sections. Today, traffic volume on highways nationwide is 62 million to 64 million vehicle trips, with travel mainly over short and medium distances, and both major trunk corridors and road sections around scenic areas are under pressure in both directions. In civil aviation, airlines nationwide are expected to transport 2.25 million passengers today, with 18,019 flights expected to be operated. Several airlines are adding frequencies between popular tourist cities and increasing the deployment of wide-body aircraft to meet passenger travel demand. In water transport, passenger volume today is expected to reach 2.1 million, up 9.1 percent year on year. With tourist and family-visit passenger flows overlapping, passenger volume continues to rise.