During the Spring Festival travel rush from January 14 to 22, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport saw nearly 164,000 inbound and outbound passengers and nearly 1,700 flights, up 48.7 percent and 50.1 percent, respectively, from the previous year.

Outbound travel was mainly driven by tourism, while inbound travel saw a surge due to visa-free policies, with over 11,500 foreigners arriving in a week, up 11.5 percent year on year.