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on the evening of september 11, many netizens broke the news that there was suspected to be a drone hovering over tianjin airport, causing large-scale flight delays and some passenger planes were forced to make emergency landings at other airports.

on september 12, a reporter from the china business news learned from tianjin airport that the matter has been handed over to the airport police. relevant aviation experts said that relevant law enforcement departments have the right to take measures against drones that fly illegally in controlled airspace without reporting or applying for airspace.

>>> flight delays

"due to drone interference, the airport issued a yellow warning"

"it is indeed delayed. my flight had to make an emergency landing." on september 12, a reporter from the huashang daily dafeng news contacted a passenger from tianjin whose travel was affected on september 11.

the passenger said, "i just returned to tianjin. i flew from shenzhen to tianjin yesterday, but i made an emergency landing in zhengding, hebei, and then i just flew back to tianjin now."

according to the passenger, the phone at tianjin airport was flooded with calls yesterday. "because of the drone situation, the airport issued a yellow alert. we were supposed to arrive in tianjin at 10 o'clock, but at 9:30 we were notified to make an emergency landing in shijiazhuang. food and accommodation were arranged, but there was no corresponding financial compensation."

>>> airport response

"it has been handed over to the airport police for handling."

on september 12, a reporter from the huashang daily contacted tianjin airport, and staff confirmed that the takeoff and landing of flights at the airport were interfered with by drones, and the authorities have issued a notice.

tianjin airport issued a notice at 23:57 on the evening of september 11, saying that at 19:33 that night, flights at tianjin binhai airport were affected due to public safety reasons caused by drones. the airport promptly launched the yellow level response of the joint emergency response plan for large-scale flight delays, actively coordinated with various airlines, quickly mobilized forces, and properly transferred and accommodated stranded passengers. passengers are requested to pay close attention to flight information and make proper travel arrangements.

the staff member said: "that's what the customer service official said. this has been handed over to the airport police for processing. the airport has already issued a notice."

the reporter asked about the impact on flights, and the staff member said after checking: "at present, i can see quite a lot."

regarding whether the affected passengers will receive financial compensation, the staff responded: "it depends on the arrangement of the airline. although the incident happened at tianjin airport, we have not received any other information. whether the flight is cancelled or delayed, hotels have been arranged for the passengers."

how many kilometers are drones banned from flying at the airport? do you often encounter "illegal flights"? the staff said: "our airport and the civil aviation administration have regulations, but we don't have relevant information."

>>> airport police

disposal measures are internal actions of public security organs

the reporter contacted the tianjin airport police station to ask whether the owner of the drone that disrupted the airport had been dealt with. the police replied: "it is not convenient for us to disclose it to you. if you want to consult the follow-up of this matter, you can follow the tianjin airport's official account, which will be announced uniformly."

"the airport has now resumed normal takeoffs and landings." the police said that it was inconvenient to disclose the specific measures taken to expel the suspects. "this is all internal work of our public security organs. it is indeed inconvenient for me to tell you what specific measures were used."

the police officer said: "according to the law, drones are not allowed to fly within a certain number of kilometers of the airport. this is a certain requirement. we also have to look at the specific circumstances to see whether the flight is a personal act or whether it has been reported."

>>>experienced captain

law enforcement agencies have the right to destroy unregistered "illegal flights" in controlled airspace

on september 12, a senior captain told the huashang daily dafeng news reporter that taking the "sichuan province civil unmanned aerial vehicle safety management interim regulations" as an example, the area within 10 kilometers on both sides of the runway centerline and 20 kilometers outside the runway end of civil airports and the area within 15 kilometers on both sides of the runway centerline and 20 kilometers outside the runway end of military airports are considered as clearance protection areas.

if large drones fly without reporting or applying for airspace, it is commonly known as "illegal flying", which will threaten civil aviation safety. "manned aircraft and drones cannot be operated at the same time, because the electromagnetic field interference of drones is very strong. for example, in large trunk transport airports such as tianjin binhai airport, drones are absolutely not allowed to fly."

the captain introduced that drones must follow instructions and must be equipped with special devices to ensure that controllers and low-altitude airspace monitoring personnel can always find the location of the drone.

the captain told reporters: "this kind of unauthorized 'illegal flight' in controlled airspace is illegal and will be subject to criminal liability. of course, the relevant law enforcement agencies have the right to destroy it."

the captain said: "the country is now advocating the development of the low-altitude economy, so there are more and more low-altitude activities, which may cause more and more conflicts with civil aviation."

huashang daily news reporter li hua, editor dong lin