General aircraft hit low-altitude turbulence

Buying a general aircraft - planes not used by commercial airlines - is easy on the mainland, but getting it into the air is a huge task.

That's because a long-awaited liberalisation of low-altitude airspace, where general aircraft usually fly, has yet to take place.

"The low-altitude airspace is totally controlled by the air force, so our helicopters can't operate wherever there is a military operation," said Ji Wenhua, operations manager of Zhuhai Helicopter, a subsidiary of China Southern Airlines which operates the largest helicopter fleet in the nation.

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