China's National Day holiday: number of people travelling exceeds 280 million for five consecutive days - Chinese report

According to the Ministry of Transport of China, on October 5, the fifth day of the National Day holiday, the total number of people who traveled across regions reached 281,626,400.
This is a 33.6% increase compared to the same period in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic. By mode of transportation, roads increased by 1.9% year-on-year to a total of 259.85 million people, while railways increased by 5.1% year-on-year to a total of 1,788.
The number of passengers in passenger air travel increased by 14.9% to 2,316,700, while the number of passengers traveling by waterway was down 4.7% to 1,578,700.
During the National Day holiday period from October 1st to 5th, the number of people traveling between regions increased by 50%.
The number of people moving has exceeded 280 million for consecutive days. The number of people moving on October 1st was the highest, exceeding 330 million in total.