BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Cross-Straits charter flights between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan for the upcoming Spring Festival will operate between Feb. 1 and 15, according to the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC).

    Like the previous years, 12 airline companies, or six from each side, will fly 93 flights during the period, and the airports involved will be those in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Taipei and Kaohsiung, according to the CAAC.

    This year's Spring Festival, the first day of the first month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar, falls on Feb. 7. It is the most important festive occasion for Chinese to enjoy family reunions.

    About 4 million people from Taiwan visit the Chinese mainland annually and an increasing number of Taiwan residents stay on the other side of the Taiwan Straits for business and study.

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