Shanghai fresh Sky chopper Co., Ltd. (chin. 上海新空直升机有限公司) made a test flight on August 10, and on August 18 launched a regular passenger chopper connection from the town of KunShan (chin. 昆山, 2.15 million inhabitants, located 62 km north of Shanghai) to Shanghai Pudong Airport (chin. 上海浦东). A fresh connection, operated by Shanghai fresh Sky chopper Co., Ltd. aims to importantly reduce the travel time between the 2 cities, with about 1.5 to 2 hours by land to just 30 minutes by air.
The price of one-way ticket is 1.600 RMB (approx. 860 PLN) and in case of the usage of express check-in is 1,800 RMB (approx. 968 PLN). According to the company, it is expected to benefit between 20,000 and 30,000 passengers per year. The company announces the beginning of further connections with the cities in the Yangtze River Delta.
Passenger transport at low altitudes has been recognised by the Shanghai authorities as an crucial part of the improvement of the fresh economical area, known as Low Altitude Economy. All metropolitan administration units are to actively advance the activities of service companies offering low-altitude passenger flights. This applies to both manned and unmanned flights, thanks to which Shanghai will get fresh connections to the cities located in the Yangtze Delta.
As usual, there is competition between regions in China and in this fresh area.
ShenZhen City Information manufacture and Technology Department announced a program to build an integrated IT and telecommunications infrastructure for handling and monitoring traffic at low altitudes. At the same time, the department declared to establish an immediate peculiar fund for Low Altitude Economy industry, as well as a programme to support the improvement of the full ecosystem for the improvement and production of machinery, equipment and equipment utilized in the operation of low altitude airspace.
ShenZhen has ambitions to accomplish a leading position in China in the low-altitude economy.
The city's authorities announced that 75% of the airspace over the city would be available for operation by Low Altitude Economy by 2025. The full number of flight routes at low altitude is to exceed 1000. By the end of 2025, they will be utilized by over 1,000 flying machines, which will execute 10,000 flights a day. The machines will primarily carry out tasks related to passenger transport, courier services, rescue and tourism, but besides those that will improve city management in many aspects.
Based on:
- weibo.com;
- sohu.com;
- stcn.com;
- sz.gov.cn;
Author: 梁安基 Andrzej Z. Liang, 上海 Shanghai, 中国 China
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Editorial: Leszek B.
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