Fly: 3 million
Smaller, the first day of holidays departing 7000
Misty rain the first day of New Year's Day weather in Chengdu and hinder people's travel plans. Reporters yesterday received a message from the Shuangliu International Airport, due to the weather and the short New Year holiday and other reasons, and out of Hong Kong yesterday, the number of flights and departure day before were decreased.
It is reported that yesterday's Shuangliu International Airport, flights out of 471 sorties, the number of departure about 3 million. And the first day of New Year's Day, 31 December 2010, lower than 7000. Airport analysts believe that New Year's Day time is short, only 3 days, many people do not plan to travel to distant lands, the number of naturally a lot less. The number increased sharply the day before New Year's Day, probably because many tourists in advance of departure, in time due to New Year's Eve with their families. Source: Huaxi Dushi Bao
