October 3 holiday travel Forecasts and extra services

Oct 3

CCTV relays transport-ministry expectations for October 3: over 300 million interregional passenger trips, over 280 million road trips, 62–64 million expressway vehicle trips, 18.9 million rail passengers and 2.25 million aviation passengers on 18,019 flights. It reports first-two-day expressway charging electricity of 50.1099 million kWh, up 51.34 percent, and preparations for busy service areas, including mobile equipment and access to chargers on the opposite side. Railway operators add capacity and tourist trains; recently opened routes and ticket-linked discounts provide options, and an unidentified traveler describes the Xi'an East–Ankang journey. Airlines add flights and wide-body capacity. Daily numbers are forecasts, while first-two-day charging figures are reported observations.

China's Ministry of Transport expects over 300 million interregional trips on October 3, including over 280 million road trips, 18.9 million rail passengers and 2.25 million aviation passengers. CCTV reports charging demand and added road, rail and airline services. First-two-day charging measurements are distinguished from October 3 forecasts; daily projections do not establish actual completed trip totals.