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title: "Civil aviation airports welcome the New Year with a \"good start,\" increasing capacity on popular routes"
description: "The 2026 Spring Festival holiday will see a peak in return trips, with the civil aviation market performing strongly and passenger throughput continuing to rise. Data shows that on February 22, the ci"
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# Civil aviation airports welcome the New Year with a "good start," increasing capacity on popular routes

> The 2026 Spring Festival holiday will see a peak in return trips, with the civil aviation market performing strongly and passenger throughput continuing to rise. Data shows that on February 22, the civil aviation passenger volume reached 2.644 million, a month-on-month increase of 1.4% and a year-on-year increase of 6.8%. Several airports set historical passenger flow records, with Guangzhou Baiyun Airport becoming the first airport to exceed 5 million passengers during the Spring Festival travel rush, reflecting strong travel demand

The 2026 Spring Festival holiday has entered the peak return travel period, and the civil aviation market is welcoming a "good start" for the New Year. Passenger throughput at major airports is steadily increasing, with capacity on many popular travel and return routes being intensified, reflecting the strong travel demand during the Spring Festival holiday. Data from the comprehensive transportation Spring Festival transportation work team shows that on February 22, 2026 (the sixth day of the first lunar month), the civil aviation passenger volume reached 2.644 million, a month-on-month increase of 1.4%, and a year-on-year increase of 6.8% compared to the same period in the 2025 Spring Festival transportation. In addition, airports in cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou Baiyun, Shenzhen, and Xiamen have continuously set historical records for single-day passenger flow. Among them, Guangzhou Baiyun Airport is the first airport in the country to exceed 5 million passengers during the Spring Festival transportation. (Shanghai Securities News)

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