Maintenance workers prepare to examine a China Southern Airlines plane at a hangar in Haikou, South China’s Hainan province, on Thursday. The country’s transport sector is gearing up for its first Spring Festival travel rush since Beijing reversed its Covid policy. Photo: Yang Guanyu/Xinhua

Engineers examine the turbine of an aircraft in Haikou. Over 2 billion trips are expected to be made during the period, an increase of 99.5% compared to 2022, according to the Ministry of Transport. Photo: Yang Guanyu/Xinhua

Workers clean a train Friday in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province. This year, the travel rush will kick off on Saturday, lasting until Feb. 15. Photo: VCG

An engineer stands on top of a carriage to examine the pantographs of a train in Luoyang, Central China’s Henan province, on Thursday. Photo: VCG

A railway worker adjusts the seats with a hammer in a carriage in Xiangyang, Central China’s Hubei province, on Thursday. Photo: IC Photo

Railway workers check the equipment in the cab of a train in Nanjing on Wednesday. Photo: VCG

High speed trains are examined at a subsidiary of China Railway Rolling Stock Corp. on Wednesday. Photo: Li Ziheng/Xinhua

A crew member disinfects a doorknob of a high-speed train in Shanghai on Wednesday. Photo: Wang Xiang/Xinhua