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since the beginning of this year, the number of people entering and leaving beijing daxing international airport has exceeded 3 million for the first time. as the benefits of the 144-hour transit visa exemption in beijing, tianjin and hebei continue to be released, the number of passengers applying for 144-hour transit visa exemption from the daxing airport port is also increasing. as of august 30, the number of 144-hour temporary entry permits issued by the beijing daxing airport border inspection station has reached 10 times that of the same period last year, and more than 20,000 foreigners have enjoyed the convenience of transit visa exemption.

according to the relevant person in charge of the daxing airport border inspection station, as of august 30, the number of people entering and leaving the country through the daxing airport port this year has exceeded 3 million. this is also the first time that the annual traffic has exceeded 3 million since the international flights of daxing airport were put into operation, which is about one month ahead of expectations.

during the summer travel season, with the continued rise in domestic and international tourism markets and the holding of the two major world sports events, the european cup and the olympic games, daxing airport's international routes have been gradually added, restored and increased, and the number of people entering and leaving the country has increased significantly. according to statistics from the daxing airport border inspection station, the average daily number of inbound and outbound passenger flights in august has increased to 84, an increase of about 65% over the same period last year, and an average daily inbound and outbound passenger flow of 15,000 people has become the norm.

driven by a series of policy dividends from the national immigration administration to facilitate foreigners to travel, do business, study, work and live in china, the number of foreigners entering and leaving the daxing airport port has continued to grow. as of august 30, the daxing airport border inspection station has checked 610,000 foreigners entering and leaving the country, an increase of 280% over the same period last year. among them, more than 89,000 foreigners entered the country without a visa, and more than 20,000 foreigners enjoyed the convenience of 144-hour transit visa exemption.

more than half of the foreigners who applied for 144-hour transit visa exemption at daxing airport were from countries such as the united kingdom and japan. their enthusiasm for using transit visa exemption to travel to beijing, tianjin and hebei for sightseeing, visiting relatives and friends, and conducting business negotiations continued to increase.

as the national immigration administration continues to introduce entry and exit policies and measures that are convenient for the people and enterprises, and as china's visa-free "circle of friends" continues to expand, it has become more convenient for chinese citizens to enter and exit the country. since the beginning of this year, the number of mainland residents entering and exiting the daxing airport has exceeded 2.3 million, an increase of 160% over the same period last year.

at present, the daxing airport port has fully entered the peak period of summer return passenger flow. the beijing daxing airport border inspection station reminds the majority of inbound and outbound passengers to choose a reasonable travel time and reserve sufficient boarding time; pay attention to check whether the entry and exit documents are damaged or soiled, pay attention to the entry and exit documents and visas, the validity period and number of valid endorsements, and properly keep personal entry and exit documents to avoid delays in travel due to document problems. if you encounter difficulties during the customs clearance process, you can always seek help from the on-duty police on site, or call the national immigration administration 12367 service hotline for consultation.

source: beijing daily client reporter: zhang lei

process editor: u028