Shanghai's two airports saw both their single-day flights and passenger flow hit new highs on Aug 11, as 2,386 flights took-off or landed at the city, transporting roughly 397,000 passenger trips. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Shanghai's two airports saw both their single-day flights and passenger flow hit new highs on Aug 11, as 2,386 flights took-off or landed at the city, transporting roughly 397,000 passenger trips, according to the Shanghai Airport Authority.

The Shanghai Pudong International Airport handled 1,597 flights and 254,000 passenger trips, while the Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport received 789 flights, along with 143,000 passenger trips on the same date.

The historic flights and passenger flow is due to the traveling boom during this summer vacation, said Shanghai Airport.

Shanghai's two airports saw both their single-day flights and passenger flow hit new highs on Aug 11, as 2,386 flights took-off or landed at the city, transporting roughly 397,000 passenger trips. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Between July 1 and August 11, the city's two airports handled 96,000 flights, or 2,293 flights per day, representing a 10.1 percent year-on-year growth. In the meantime, the airport group also reported 15.34 million passenger trips traveling via Shanghai's two airports, or 365,000 passenger trips daily on average, a surge of 18.2 percent from the same period of last year.

To improve the travel experience at Shanghai's two airports, the airport group has constantly upgraded its hardware facilities and optimized related services.

The round-the-clock one-stop service stations that cater to the international travelers arriving at Shanghai's two international airports are one of the latest efforts of Shanghai to better respond the rising international travel demand.

Shanghai's two airports saw both their single-day flights and passenger flow hit new highs on Aug 11, as 2,386 flights took-off or landed at the city, transporting roughly 397,000 passenger trips. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Running 24/7 with manned service, the stations provide services on four major areas, namely communication, payment, tourism and transportation.

Along with the ongoing global consumption season Shanghai Summer, Shanghai Airport also launched two-month-long series activities featuring culture, commerce and service during the summer vacation.

Shanghai's two airports saw both their single-day flights and passenger flow hit new highs on Aug 11, as 2,386 flights took-off or landed at the city, transporting roughly 397,000 passenger trips. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Shanghai's two airports saw both their single-day flights and passenger flow hit new highs on Aug 11, as 2,386 flights took-off or landed at the city, transporting roughly 397,000 passenger trips. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Shanghai's two airports saw both their single-day flights and passenger flow hit new highs on Aug 11, as 2,386 flights took-off or landed at the city, transporting roughly 397,000 passenger trips. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]