Actively expanding the application scenarios of low altitude economy
2026-01-21
Not long ago, a spokesperson for the National Development and Reform Commission stated that in recent years, relevant departments and localities have actively explored the development of low altitude economic application scenarios by targeting effective demand and combining development reality. At present, agricultural and forestry operations, inspection applications, and other scenarios have become relatively mature. Low altitude logistics, urban governance, emergency rescue, and other scenarios have great development space. Low altitude tourism, aviation sports, and other scenarios have gradually become new consumption growth points. Facing the 15th Five Year Plan, the low altitude economy is expected to release more mature and high-frequency application scenarios, especially new scenarios that can fully demonstrate its advantages and attract a large number of consumers. With the development of new aircraft technology, digital intelligence technology, and new energy technology, as well as related policy guidance, the low altitude economy is facing unprecedented development opportunities. In some fields, the commercial application scenarios of low altitude economy have taken shape and demonstrated good development potential. Among them, the integration of low altitude and cultural tourism is one of the promising scenarios. For example, Chongqing held the second Low altitude Flight Consumption Week during the May Day holiday in 2025, receiving a total of 680000 tourists and driving consumption of over 200 million yuan, fully demonstrating the enormous potential of low altitude economy in the field of tourism and sightseeing. In addition, in terms of intercity rapid transportation within the city, the low altitude economy also has broad prospects. Aircraft can serve as a means of rapid transportation, connecting important transportation hubs such as city centers and airports, significantly reducing travel time and providing more convenience and fun for people's travel. It should also be noted that the application scenarios of low altitude economy are still relatively limited, lacking sufficient market recognition and sustained consumer attention. Overall, the low altitude economy faces many challenges in scenario development. One is that the application scenarios are relatively single, currently mainly concentrated in the field of tourism and sightseeing, lacking more diversified development. Secondly, the commercialization process is slow, and many places and enterprises lack clear market positioning and profit models when promoting low altitude economy. The third is policy and regulatory constraints. Although relevant policies are constantly being relaxed, there are still many aspects that need to be further optimized and improved. To achieve sustainable development of the low altitude economy, it is necessary to constantly "unlock" new application scenarios and enhance market competitiveness. The unmanned cargo aircraft market is one of the important development directions for the low altitude economy. Compared with flying cars, unmanned cargo planes have more flexible flight routes in cities and can achieve efficient and safe point-to-point flight. In the field of logistics and distribution, unmanned aerial vehicles can significantly reduce transportation costs, improve distribution efficiency, and bring revolutionary changes to the logistics industry. Unmanned cargo planes can also alleviate the shortage of takeoff and landing resources at large urban airports, providing more possibilities for urban air traffic. Expand the application scenarios of information and energy dimensions. In terms of information dimension, drones can be used in areas such as coastal defense and security, fishing ban patrols, forest and oil pipeline inspections, efficiently replacing manual monitoring and patrol tasks. In terms of energy, drones can quickly transport people or goods from point A to point B, with shorter time consumption and lower overall costs. These application scenarios not only create actual economic value, but also provide better support for social welfare undertakings. Actively explore application scenarios that extend to the emotional dimension. For example, encouraging the development of new business models such as low altitude flying, organizing aerial sports events, aerial performances, and other activities to launch various types of characteristic tourism products, providing users with unique emotional experiences and value perceptions. These scenarios not only bring direct economic benefits to operators, but also enhance the influence of low altitude economy on the consumer side, attract more consumers' attention and participation, and promote high-quality development of service consumption. (New Society)
Edit:Momo Responsible editor:Chen zhaozhao
Source:Economic Daily
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