Low-altitude flights have become another option for people who travel within China's Yangtze River Delta during the Spring Festival travel rush.
After identification check, payment and safety knowledge learning, passengers can embark their journey back home from a helicopter flight base in Shanghai's Pudong New Area.
The hometown of Ms. Huang, a passenger, is in Kunshan City of east China's Jiangsu Province. The helicopter she took is designed with a highest speed of 231 kilometers per hour.
Heading north, the flight shortly arrived at Kunshan Terminal.
"In the past, I took coach or subway to go home, which was quite time-consuming, about two hours each trip. However, this helicopter trip, from boarding to landing, it only took me 30 minutes to arrive in Kunshan," said Huang.
As China's first cross-provincial low-altitude route, the line between Kunshan Terminal and Shanghai's Pudong has carried out 75 trips since its operation from August 2024, with a passenger load factor of 60 percent.
Low-altitude flights to boost Spring Festival travel in Yangtze River Delta
Uruguay's dairy giant Conaprole is stepping up its presence in China, signing a strategic cooperation agreement with a local partner to strengthen commercial and technical ties.
The push comes as President Yamandu Orsi leads a week-long visit in China with a high-level business delegation until February 7.
Speaking to China Global Television Network (CGTN), Conaprole president Gabriel Fernandez Secco outlined plans to expand the cooperative's footprint in China and detailed its newly signed partnership with a Chinese dairy firm.
"This trip is very important for us. China is very important for us, it's the most important market in terms of dairy products. And Conaprole exports more than 80 percent of our products to more than 75 countries. We have a lot of clients here in China, but we want to improve our participation," he said.
According to Secco, shared investment in research and production technology will drive improvements in quality and long-term sustainability.
"Basically, the combination between the two, the technical equipment of the both companies to improve the quality, health, and sustainability of our production. Conaprole offers a wide range of products. But in terms of international markets, milk powder is the most important product, not only between Conaprole and the Chinese companies but worldwide. But we export all the products to the Chinese market. We think that we can add other products in the near future," he said.
Uruguay's Conaprole expands China dairy partnership
