Aviation watchdog expects record trips in holiday rush

A record 65 million trips are expected to be made by air across China during the Spring Festival travel rush, up by 10 percent on last year, the civil aviation watchdog said on Wednesday.

"The demand is great," said Liu Feng, director of the Department of Transport from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, adding that growth has remained steady.

Tickets to big cities where many migrant workers are gathered and tourism destinations in China's northernmost and southernmost regions will be sought after due to the high seasonal demand, Liu said.