The 2020 Spring Festival Travel Rush of China flights started from January 10 to February 18, 2020. Civil Aviation Administration of China estimates that more than 79 million passengers are expected to be transported during this period, with a year-on-year growth of 8.4%. A lot of air companies plan to increase more flights and flight routes to meet travel demands. Air China, the lead air company of the country, will handle 54,000 flights. Tianjin Airlines will add 15 new routes including Tianjin-Xishuangbanna, Hangzhou-Chengdu, Xian-Nanchang, and Urumqi-Altay. Air Changan opened the direct flights Xi'an-Kunming, Xi'an-Chongqing from January 10 to March 28. Also, China Southern Airlines opened the flights between Guiyang and Beijing Daxing Airport.

In the spring travel rush, the hot air routes including Kunming-Beijing, Chengdu-Shanghai, Nanjing-Sanya and Wenzhou-Shanghai are in hot demands and it may take a longer time than usual to check in and go through security. Travelers should book tickets as soon as possible and get to the airport at least 2-3 hours in advance.

On January 6, 2020, the SCAT Air of Kazakhstan declared to open a direct flight between the capital city of Kazakhstan, Nursultan and famous Chinese tourism city Xi'an. The flight by Boeing 737-500 is operated twice a week, from Nursultan to Xi'an every Monday and Friday while it returns every Tuesday and Saturday. It takes about 5 hours for a single trip.

As the new flight opened, it is more convenient for travelers from Kazakhstan to arrive in Xi'an and visit the magnificent Terracotta Warriors.