Group 1 - The 2026 Spring Festival travel season has officially started, with the civil aviation sector expected to operate 19,080 flights and transport 2.19 million passengers today [2] - The busiest airports include Guangzhou Baiyun, Shanghai Pudong, Shenzhen Baoan, Beijing Capital, and Chengdu Tianfu, with high demand on routes such as Shanghai Hongqiao to Shenzhen Baoan and Hangzhou Xiaoshan to Guangzhou Baiyun [2] - The Spring Festival period will feature the longest holiday in history, with a predicted daily flight volume of 20,000 flights in the week before the festival and an increase of approximately 1,000 flights daily during the holiday period compared to last year [3] Group 2 - During the Spring Festival travel period (February 2 to March 13, 2026), the civil aviation sector is expected to transport 95 million passengers, averaging 2.38 million passengers daily and operating 19,400 flights daily [4] - Major airports such as Guangzhou Baiyun, Chengdu Tianfu, and Hangzhou Xiaoshan are expected to see flight volume increases of around 15%, while flights between Beijing Capital, Guangzhou Baiyun, and Shenzhen Baoan to Hangzhou Xiaoshan may increase by over 25% [3] - Internationally, the average daily passenger flights between China and Thailand, as well as China and South Korea, will exceed 300, with significant growth in routes to Indonesia, Vietnam, Russia, and Malaysia [3]

央视网消息：1月19日下午，民航局举行例行新闻发布会，相关负责人介绍，今年春运全国民航旅客运输量有望创历史新高，达 到9500万人次。传统的返乡流、探亲流、学生流与旺盛的旅游度假客流相互叠加，航空出行需求将进一步释放。 据民航局预测，今年春运全国民航旅客运输量有望达到9500万人次，日均238万人次，同比增长约5.3%。春节假期前后预计会形 成两轮客流高峰。特别是今年春节较晚，节后学生和社会人员返程客流更加集中，单日客流高峰有望达到260万人次。民航局运输司 副司长王卫军介绍，旅游出行热度不断提升。从机票搜索和预订情况看，受益于航文旅融合、出入境、假期延长等利好措施出台，北 方冰雪游、南方避寒游等热门旅游航线关注度持续攀升，出境游、入境游航线预计也将迎来新的出行高峰。 王卫军表示，今年春运期间，民航部门在国内市场，将重点增加至枢纽机场以及热门旅游目的地航班。在国际市场，将根据春运 需求重点加密周边国家航线，增加入境游主要国家航班。同时，还鼓励航空公司积极开发"干支通、全网联"国内通程航班、空铁联运 等出行产品，丰富旅客出行选择。王卫军称，从航空公司预先飞行计划情况看，今年春运全国民航预计保障航班78万班，日均 ...