The air traffic management authorities said on Sunday that the airspace of more than ten regions across the country below 1,000 meters will be open to general aviation flights, including all flights other than military, scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial.
The ten regions include Shenyang flight control zone, Guangzhou flight control zone, Tangshan, Changchun, Xi'an, Qingdao, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Kunming, Chongqing and Hainan Island.
The central government had announced a relaxation of the ban on usage of low-altitude airspace in 2010, but never gave a certain schedule. The latest statement finalized the go ahead for low-altitude private and commercial flights.
This policy will promote the development of aviation manufacture, air control and operation, aircraft maintenance and personnel training industries. It will also attract global giants to whirl into China.
At present, China has 189 enterprises opening to air traffic who own 1654 aircrafts in total.
With the opening of low-altitude airspace, China is expected to have more than 5,000 civil aircraft and two million hour flight times per year by 2020, said Wang Zhiqing, vice director of China's Civil Aviation Administration.
Source: CRI
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