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China Creates Italy-Sized No-Fly Zone Around Beijing After Rare Crash

The permanent zone will cover over 280,000 square kilometers and allow only commercial, approved business and emergency flights, officials said.

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BEIJING, Sept 17 (Reuters) - China is establishing a vast airspace security zone roughly the size of Italy around Beijing, barring all but commercial, approved business and emergency flights, months after a small aircraft crashed into the capital's tal...

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China will introduce significant airspace restrictions around Beijing from October 1st: flights will be restricted in an area around the capital with a diameter of about 600 kilometers. Scheduled commercial flights will not be affected by the ban, but other flight options will be drastically restricted. The measure was preceded by a tragedy in June, when a small plane crashed into Beijing's tallest skyscraper, killing the pilot and injuring thir…

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The zone, covering more than 280,000 sq km, covers Beijing, Tianjin, part of Hebei, and extends to parts of Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shandong, Liaoning and the Bohai Sea The post After rare plane crash, China creates no-fly zone around Beijing appeared first on in.gr.

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CHINA is imposing a permanent no-fly zone 600km in diameter around Beijing after a plane crashed into a skyscraper. The measure comes into effect on September 20 and bans most flights except commercial and emergency ones.

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China is creating a huge airspace security zone around Beijing. It is roughly the size of Italy. All flights are banned except for commercial, approved business flights and emergency flights. The measure is...

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WTVB broke the news on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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