OREANDA-NEWS. January 22, 2013. China Eastern will add 156 flights in Anhui during Spring Festival Transport Season this year, including 28 flights to Guangzhou, 18 to Chengdu, 12 to Shenzhen, 6 to Chongqing, 4 to Beijing, 30 to Haikou, 12 to Sanya, 6 to Hong Kong, 6 to Xiamen, 22 to Bangkok, the responsible person with China Eastern said.

Hainan Airlines also announced that it will schedule 96 flights including 58 flights between Hefei and Guangzhou, 20 between Hefei and Haikou and 18 between Hefei and Tianjin.

The responsible person with China Southern said that it will schedule 148 flights in Anhui during Spring Festival Travel Peak, mainly to the directions of Guangzhou, Haikou and Shenzhen. Shenzhen Airlines plans to add 16 flights before Spring Festival and 14 flights after Spring Festival.

Qin Jun, head of Market Department of Anhui Airport Group, said that, according to incomplete statistics, 5796 flights will take off from Luogang Airport and carry travelers of more than 600 thousand.