Earlier this year the Wuhan Municipal Government issued the “Implementation Opinions on Supporting the High-quality Development of the Low-altitude Economy in Wuhan” (Wuhan Government Office [2024] No. 25) and “Several Measures for Wuhan to Support the High-quality Development of the Low-altitude Economy”, which aimed to open more than 10 low-altitude commercial drone and crewed aircraft routes within the year.
“A total of 58 low-altitude commercial routes and more than 70 urban management route applications were received from 9 companies,” said the news report.….”To ensure the safety of low-altitude flight activities and taking into account the pilot needs of various scenarios, the Municipal Transportation Bureau organized various companies to screen route plans and formed a low-altitude route plan that focuses on drone logistics routes while taking into account scenarios such as air travel and intercity transportation.
“In mid-October, 18 low-altitude commercial pilot routes were officially approved, and Wuhan entered a new era of three-dimensional transportation. On November 12, the “Hankou North Low-altitude Port” started operation… The 18 low-altitude commercial pilot routes approved this time include five manned routes, 12 cargo routes and one monitoring route.”
“After careful preparation by relevant low-altitude enterprises, two low-altitude short-distance passenger routes, Hannan-Shiyan and Hannan-Jingzhou (Laoshashi Airport), were opened on October 15. The flight time from Wuhan to the two places is only 2 hours and 30 minutes and 1 hour, which greatly facilitates passenger transportation between the two places and is truly a “flying taxi”.”
“On October 15, the short-distance passenger routes from Wuhan Hannan Airport to Shiyan and Jingzhou were officially opened
“The other three manned routes are mainly for aerial sightseeing. Among them, the Nan’anzui-Jiangang and Qingshanjiangtan-Zhongshan Road routes are tourist routes for visiting the two rivers and four banks. Citizens can take a helicopter to feel the majestic momentum of Wuhan and the Yangtze River in the air.
“Another route on Tianxingzhou is the powered trike, also known as a powered hang glider, where you can experience the feeling of flying over the Yangtze River.”
On November 13, the Wushang Mall-Dream Era low-altitude commercial route, operated by SF Express and Wushang Group, was opened, “becoming the country’s first cross-river low-altitude commercial route.”
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