Clearer skies ahead for small planes

New rules to cut low-altitude flight curbs and tighten management

BEIJING - Low-altitude flight restrictions for small planes will be reduced but stricter management will ensure public safety, authorities said.

But the new rules do not mean a free-for-all in the skies, despite what earlier reports might have indicated, Cai Jun, head of the air traffic control department under the general headquarters of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, said on Wednesday.