Fuzhou Airport Port welcomes the National Day inbound and outbound passenger flow peak, direct flights to Taiwan carry over 500 passengers on the first day

China News Service, Fuzhou, October 2 (Reporter Yan Xu) The reporter learned from the Fuzhou Airport Border Inspection Station on the 2nd that on the first day of the National Day holiday, there were 4 direct flights from Fuzhou to Taiwan, carrying a total of 535 passengers; among them, 375 were Taiwanese passengers, and 137 Taiwanese passengers used the express lane to clear customs.

On October 2, passengers were queuing up in an orderly manner in the departure hall of Terminal 2 of Fuzhou Changle International Airport. Photo by Wang Weiran

The reporter learned that on the 1st, the Fuzhou Airport Border Inspection Station inspected and released more than 4,800 inbound and outbound passengers. The outbound direction was mainly short-distance travel to Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries, while the inbound direction was mainly for returning home to visit relatives and business travelers.

According to predictions from the Fuzhou Airport Border Inspection Station, the number of inbound and outbound passengers at Fuzhou Airport Port during the National Day holiday (October 1st to 7th) is expected to be nearly 34,700, with an average daily passenger flow of 4,900. Among them, the peak of inbound and outbound passenger flow is expected to occur on October 4, with a single-day passenger flow reaching 5,500.

Fuzhou Changle International Airport Terminal 2 was officially opened on September 16. According to Chen Junying, instructor of the Second Duty Team at the Fuzhou Airport Border Inspection Station, this is the first National Day holiday since the opening of the T2 terminal. Passenger traffic at the Fuzhou Airport Port has reached its peak, and smart border inspection facilities and flexible service models have played an important role.

In order to cope with the National Day passenger flow peak, Fuzhou Airport Border Inspection Station relied on the newly upgraded smart border inspection facilities in T2 Terminal to implement the "intelligent diversion + flexible channel" inspection model. The border inspection area deeply integrates facial recognition, big data analysis, biometric comparison and other technologies, and is equipped with an intelligent inspection system and a self-service printer for entry and exit record vouchers.