China expects record-high air travel during Spring Festival travel rush

BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's civil aviation sector is expected to handle a record number of 90 million passenger trips during the upcoming Spring Festival travel season, an official from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said on Friday.

During the 40-day travel rush, which runs from Jan. 14 to Feb. 22, the sector will handle an average of 18,500 flights per day, an 8.4 percent increase fro