The Wuhan Tianhe International Airport registered 100,600 passenger movements on July 29, representing a 23-percent increase from the same period last year.
The airport recorded 671 landings and taking-offs on the same day, up 9 percent year on year.
Since this year’s summer rush from July 1 to 29, the airport has handled 2.714 million passengers, rising 17 percent from the same period last year. The average daily number of passenger trips reached 94,000.
Meanwhile, the airport's aircraft movements, including landings and takeoffs, totaled 18,900, ascending by 5 percent over the same period last year.
The summer travel rush is usually a busy season for the country's transportation system as college students return home for the summer vacation, while family visits and tourist trips also increase during the season. This year's summer travel rush lasts from July 1 to August 31. (en.hubei.gov.cn by Zhang Yawei）