The Civil Aviation Administration of China has issued a notice stating that airline companies should add more flights on busy routes during the October Holiday to offer more convenience for passengers.

According to airline companies in Shanghai, several of them have already submitted their application to the administration department to run more red-eye flights.

A representative from Shanghai Airlines said that they had already applied to add flights to Dalian, Qingdao and Xiamen routes and some of these flights are red-eye flights, and for their new international flights to Phuket and Clark in Philippines, they also applied for several red-eye flights. A representative from China Eastern said that they would apply for red-eye flights if there is market demand.

CAAC estimates that the passengers for this October 1 holiday will reach about 3.06 million, 13.5% more than last year.