With the development of Tibet's transportation facilities, people now can conveniently go into and out of the region by air, train or bus. The Tibet Autonomous Regional Civil Aviation Administration, in line with the current passenger flows, has increased the number of daily flights into and out of Tibet to ten, thus easing the transportation burden during the Spring Festival travel rush, which began in late January. Photo shows passengers checking in for their flights at the terminal of the Gongkhar Airport in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.  (Photo: CNS)

Tibet will handle 850,000 passengers during the Spring Festival travel rush, which began in late January and end in early March, according to the Tibet Autonomous Regional Transportation Administration.

Of the figure, 650,000 passengers will travel by bus, accounting for 80 percent of the total, according to Dampa Rgyatso, director of the administration.

He said that although the passenger flow into and out of Tibet is much smaller than in other parts of China, Tibet's transportation facilities are not as good as those in inland areas.

File photo shows the train T27 from the Beijing West Railway Station arriving at the Lhasa Railway Station, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua Photo)

Therefore the Spring Festival travel rush still poses a burden, he added.

To date, most of Tibet's coaches have installed GPS and the video monitoring system in case of emergencies to communicate with related departments for help and save the passengers from getting stranded on roads.

Dampa noted, "The Spring Festival and the Tibetan New Year will fall on the same day this year and we will arrange regular bus routes on the first two days of the New Year holiday to guarantee the transportation continuity."