Civil Aviation Resources Network October 20, 2024: According to CCTV News Client, on October 18, as a helicopter carrying the first passengers took off from Suzhou Wujiang, it landed smoothly at Hongqiao Airport after 18 minutes of flight. The only shuttle route in East China that is currently operating normally within the 10-kilometer control zone of a busy transport airport was officially opened for operation.
This route ensures the efficiency and stability of the seamless connection between passenger aircraft and helicopters without affecting the busy flight operation of Hongqiao Airport. Originally, the ground transportation time from Suzhou Wujiang to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport during peak hours exceeded 90 minutes, plus the waiting security check and other processes required 150 minutes. After the route was opened, with an 18-minute air flight, plus the short-distance shuttle bus arriving at the airport terminal, and the time to complete the security check in the convenient channel, passengers can reach Hongqiao Airport from Wujiang in as little as 30 minutes. This efficient air connection mode provides passengers with a more convenient travel option.
The one-way helicopter transfer from Wujiang to Hongqiao Airport is currently priced at 980 yuan per person. Passengers can log in to the "Air Taxi Travel" WeChat applet and make reservations based on travel time requirements.
The reporter learned that in the next step, the low-altitude route operating company will also open more routes to cover the main urban agglomerations in the Yangtze River Delta region, realize the interconnection of various transport airports, transportation hubs, urban CBDs, convention and exhibition centers, factory parks and other take-off and landing points, and gradually build a 30-minute low-altitude travel network. Provide high-efficiency low-altitude transportation travel services for Suzhou, Shanghai, and the Yangtze River Delta region.
