BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- For millions of Chinese who return home every year for the Spring Festival, it means a chance to relax with their family, but for those who work in the aviation sector, the 40-day travel rush around the festival is their busiest time of the year.
"Normally, we hand out dumplings to our passengers," said Zhang Jiao (not her real name), a flight attendant with Air China.
According to the stewardess, she hardly goes home for the Chinese Lunar New Year, instead her companions over the festive period are insomnia and unusual eating hours. And she does not let this affect her work ethic -- she continues to pour passion into her job every day.
When asked about how Chunyun, the travel rush, has changed over the years, she said, "Now more and more migrant workers are choosing to fly home."
"Also more Chinese go abroad for the holiday," she noted.
Even though his feet are firmly on the group, Air China plane maintenance employee surnamed Qu said Chunyun is a busy time for him.
"Our maintenance work began before Chunyun. It is our job to monitor the planes 24 hours a day so that we can identify and address any problem early," he said.
Like Zhang, the experienced engineer commented that more people prefer to fly during the festive period, which means his workload has increased over the years.
"In the past, we only had few plane models that flew during Chunyun, like the Trident, the Il-62 and the Boeing-707. But now, more wide-body planes have been added, like Boeing 777-300 and Boeing 747-800," he said.
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