While millions of Chinese travellers were stuck in massive traffic jams during the National Day Golden Week holidays, two cousins from Hunan found a quicker way home by flying in their private helicopter.
From one hour to just 15 minutes
The cousins, Tang (transliteration: Tang) and her cousin Chen (transliteration: Chen), were travelling from Yongzhou city to their hometown in Lumaqiao Town, Dong’an County.
Reported by China Press, the distance is about 65 kilometers, which usually takes over an hour to drive even without traffic.
This time, instead of braving the congested highways, they hopped into a helicopter flown by Chen himself.
The entire trip took only 15 minutes, and from above, they could see the long stretches of traffic jams on the road.
“It’s just another mode of transportation”
Chen, who works in Yongzhou city, explained that flying back home has become routine for them.
We often fly back to our hometown. The villagers are used to it by now, and many of them have even taken rides in my helicopter. For me, it is simply another mode of transportation,” he said.
A growing “low altitude economy”
Chen added that in recent years, China has been putting more emphasis on the development of the low altitude economy.
He was among the first to enter the industry, and his company currently owns more than ten aircraft.
These aircraft are used for tourism flights, training, education, and even emergency rescue missions.
In a viral video, the helicopter could be seen flying above highways clogged with vehicles. Chen also joked that air travel has its own version of congestion.
Sometimes at our training base, when more than ten helicopters are in the sky at once, there can be a queue in the air too,” he said.
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