JDB Group, Tianjin Airlines to finance free flights home

JDB Group, the Chinese manufacturer of nonalcoholic beverages based in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, is cooperating with Tianjin Airlines Co Ltd to donate 100 air tickets to poorer migrant workers and students, so they can get home for the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb 8 this year.

This year's hectic transportation period for the holidays starts on Jan 24, and lasts until March 3 when an estimated 54.55 million trips will be taken by air, according to the authorities.

However, for some poorer people wanting to go home for the traditional family gathering, tickets can be expensive and hard to book.