The reporter recently learned from the Xiamen General Station of Entry-Exit Frontier Inspection that in the first half of 2023, Fujian border inspection agencies have inspected more than 1.675 million inbound and outbound passengers, a year-on-year increase of about 7.4 times, and recovered to more than 30% of the traffic in the same period before the epidemic; More than 23,000 aircraft (ships) times, a year-on-year increase of about 76%, recovered to nearly 50% of the traffic in the same period before the epidemic.
Affected by the resumption of cross-strait "miniature three links" passenger routes and the concentration of traditional festivals in the first half of the year, personnel exchanges between Fujian and Taiwan have grown significantly. In the first half of the year, Fujian border inspection agencies inspected more than 400,000 cross-strait passengers, a year-on-year increase of about 7 times. Among them, a total of more than 1,400 cross-strait air direct passenger flights and nearly 200,000 passengers were inspected, a year-on-year increase of about 83% and 293% respectively; more than 1,800 cross-strait "miniature three-link" passenger ships were inspected and nearly 210,000 passengers were carried out, with a daily average The flow of inbound and outbound passengers exceeded 1,100, recovering to more than 20% of the same period before the epidemic.
In the first half of this year, international and regional routes at Fujian Airport entered a period of intensive recovery. At present, a total of 39 passenger routes have been opened at airports and ports in the province, and 12 routes were newly added or resumed in the first half of the year. Among them, Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport has the most port routes, covering a total of 24 routes in 18 countries and regions including the United States, Canada, and Australia; Fuzhou Changle International Airport has a total of 11 international and regional routes covering Japan, Indonesia, and Malaysia; The port of Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport has four international and regional air routes; since the Wuyishan Airport port resumed the route to and from Hong Kong, China on June 22, the passenger flow has continued to increase.
In terms of seaports and ports, in the first half of the year, Fujian border inspection agencies inspected more than 9,600 inbound and outbound cargo ships, simplified procedures and optimized services, saving relevant enterprises nearly 9,000 hours of customs clearance time, saving bonded fuel and sea trial ships going to and from anchorages The sailing time is nearly 180 hours, saving more than 94 million yuan in various expenses, and fully serving to ensure Fujian's high-level opening up to the outside world.