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Domestic airlines call for more airspace
By Winny Wang |
March 9, 2010, Tuesday
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CHINA should open more airspace for domestic carriers to help them compete with the fast-growing high-speed railways as well as increase efficiency, said Liu Shaoyong, chairman of China Eastern Airlines.
High-speed railways will cover the most developed and populated areas in China, equivalent to more than 60 percent of the country's civil aviation markets, said Liu, a National People's Congress delegate.
"Carriers are likely to cancel routes shorter than 500 kilometers in these markets, and passenger volume on routes between 500km and 800km are expected to decrease 20 percent to 30 percent," Liu estimated.
China plans to build 42 high-speed rail lines spanning 13,000 kilometers over the next three years, which will make it harder for domestic airlines to get bums on seats.
Liu proposed that the government allow more airspace for the nation's carriers and speed up construction of parallel routes among Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai to enhance flight efficiency, reduce delays and cut carbon emissions.
"The civil aviation industry attaches greater importance to the country's economy, but the insufficient airspace resource, undeveloped regional air, frail innovative ability and incomplete infrastructure weaken our competitiveness," Liu said.
High-speed railways will cover the most developed and populated areas in China, equivalent to more than 60 percent of the country's civil aviation markets, said Liu, a National People's Congress delegate.
"Carriers are likely to cancel routes shorter than 500 kilometers in these markets, and passenger volume on routes between 500km and 800km are expected to decrease 20 percent to 30 percent," Liu estimated.
China plans to build 42 high-speed rail lines spanning 13,000 kilometers over the next three years, which will make it harder for domestic airlines to get bums on seats.
Liu proposed that the government allow more airspace for the nation's carriers and speed up construction of parallel routes among Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai to enhance flight efficiency, reduce delays and cut carbon emissions.
"The civil aviation industry attaches greater importance to the country's economy, but the insufficient airspace resource, undeveloped regional air, frail innovative ability and incomplete infrastructure weaken our competitiveness," Liu said.
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