SUMMER RUSH

China has seen 802 million railway passenger trips between July 1, the start of the summer travel rush, and Aug 25, data from the China State Railway Group showed. The company said the figure marks an increase of 6.2 percent from the same period of 2023. It added that the average daily number of railway passenger trips reached nearly 14.33 million during the period. The demand for student travel, tourism and family visits during summer vacation is strong, keeping railway passenger flow at a high level, according to the company.

RECORD-HIGH TRAFFIC

China's civil aviation hit a monthly record high in July as passenger and cargo traffic volumes continued to increase, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said last week. Air passenger trips grew by 10.8 percent year-on-year in July to about 69.14 million. Of that, international trips reached 6.13 million, recovering to 93 percent of the level registered in July 2019, data showed. Some 752,000 metric tons of cargo and mail were transported by air in July, up 25.1 percent year-on-year.