"Happy New Year! Happy Chinese New Year......"The Spring Festival is approaching, and when I walked into the entry and exit verification hall of the international terminal of Hohhot Baita Airport, I was greeted with a strong New Year's flavor. The hall is lit up with lights, and the jubilant Chinese knots and cute zodiac dragon dolls on the inspection table convey New Year blessings to every inbound and outbound passenger.
It's festive! When I got off the plane, I saw the red lantern and immediately felt the atmosphere of the New Year. The border police cordially said to me 'welcome home' and gave me a Chinese knot, which was really sweet. Mr. Liu, who has been working abroad for many years and returned to China to visit relatives for the Spring Festival this year, praised again and again after completing the entry procedures from the fast channel, "As soon as I entered the entry hall, this strong New Year's flavor made me feel that I had arrived at home." ”
During this year's Spring Festival, the popularity of overseas travel continues to heat up, and the number of tourists returning to China to visit relatives is on the rise. According to statistics, as of February 4, there were 791 outbound tourists at Hohhot port, accounting for 58% of the total number of outbound tourists. The number of Chinese tourists returning to China for Chinese New Year reached 967, accounting for 78% of the total number of inbound tourists.
Passengers with children or reduced mobility can take the special lane. Early in the morning of February 4, the police on duty at the Hohhot border inspection station patiently answered all kinds of inquiries from passengers in the departure hall of the international terminal of Hohhot Baita Airport.
As of February 4, a total of 2,573 people and 17 flights were inspected during the Spring Festival, an increase of 599% and 240% respectively over the same period last year. Li Zhendong, director of the border inspection department of the station, introduced.
The Spring Festival is a plane ticket, a train ticket, and a happy reunion. For the border police, the word "Spring Festival" is more about persistent perseverance, fast customs clearance, and high-quality service. According to reports, in order to cope with the peak of the Spring Festival, the Hohhot border inspection station strengthened the monitoring of entry and exit flows, strengthened communication and coordination with the port joint inspection units, reasonably deployed the police force on duty, and used measures such as fast channel rapid diversion and increased on-site guidance to ensure smooth, safe and efficient customs clearance for passengers.
During the Spring Festival, we will always be on duty, earnestly maintain the safety and stability of the port, and do our best to provide high-quality customs clearance services for passengers, so that Chinese passengers returning home can feel the warmth of the motherland family for the first time, and foreign passengers from afar can feel the strong 'Chinese New Year flavor'. Li Sheng, the head of the border inspection station, said. (Reporter Xu Jing).