China Sees Over 250,000 Arrivals on Day One of Reopening

Two children wait for a relative in the arrival hall for international flights at Beijing Capital Airport on Jan. 8.Source: Bloomberg

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By Jinshan Hong

January 10, 2023 at 1:51 AM UTC

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January 10, 2023 at 4:26 AM UTC

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China saw about a quarter of a million travelers enter the country on its first day of reopening, though the figure remains a fraction of pre-pandemic flows.

There were 251,045 inbound passenger trips on Sunday, the official Xinhua News agency reported, citing customs data. That compares with a daily average of about 945,300 arrivals in the first quarter of 2019, according to National Immigration Administration data.