Chongqing Jiangbei Airport welcomed 3.24 million passengers for 40-day Spring Festival travel rush in 2021 (Picture provided by Chongqing Jiangbei Airport)

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- In the 40 days of Spring Festival travel rush in 2021, Chongqing Jiangbei Airport secured 27,600 inbound and outbound flights, served 3,243,800 passengers and handled 47,900 tons of cargo and mail, up 18.61%, 15.52% and 58.53% respectively from last year. Of these, the passenger traffic on February 27 and 28 exceeded 120,000 passengers. The main passenger destinations were Chongqing to and from Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Sanya, Hangzhou, Kunming and other cities.

During the Spring Festival travel rush, Jiangbei Airport, together with China Southern Airlines, Chongqing Airlines and Sichuan Airlines, launched a trial run of “Chongqing – Guangzhou- Shenzhen” express route, which basically covers Chongqing-Guangzhou and Shenzhen routes throughout the day. Passengers can enjoy the value-added services such as free change of itinerary, itinerary exchange, convenient check-in and fast security check on the cross-airline routes operated by the three airlines between Chongqing and Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

In addition, Jiangbei Airport Coach Station added 40 more routes, including Guang’an, Luzhou, Dazhou, Hechuan and Nanchong. On February 26 2021, the “paperless” bus service was launched. Passengers who purchased their tickets through the official website of Yukexing can self-scan through the security check with their e-tickets and valid documents, which greatly saves their time.

It is worth mentioning that, in response to the needs and concerns of elderly travelers, Jiangbei Airport’s ground staff not only assisted elderly travelers to declare their “health information” online, but also provided paper copies of such declaration. The airport also provided services at the security checkpoint, such as directing passengers to their boarding gates and helping them carry their luggage, and guiding elderly passengers arriving late to the “green channel” for priority check. Medical staff conducted “health rounds” during peak hours in the terminals, and medical kits were placed at all information points in the terminals and were available to passengers free of charge. (Translated by Wang Huixin, Fathom Language Limited)