Helicopter flights over city in Ningxia offer new perspectives

A new helicopter service was launched recently in Shizuishan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, providing low-altitude flights over the city.

Local passengers say they like the flight, which gives them views of their hometown from a new aerial perspective in a Bell 470 helicopter. The aircraft can carry out various tasks with greater horsepower, higher-altitudes and a more spacious cabin, said Su Xin, general manager of Ningxia Hexiang General Aviation Co, the service provider.

The helicopter can easily handle the 20-minute trip over the city's five districts, helping to drive the growth of the low-altitude tourism economy.

Guo Yanqi contributed to this story.

Video by Yang Kai, Ji Xiaoyu and Zhang Tiansheng.