Aviation companies to receive subsidies

About 21 aviation companies will receive a total subsidy of 433 million yuan ($70.65 million) for regional flights by the end of this year, the official website of the Civil Aviation Administration of China showed over the weekend.

According to the plan, China Eastern Airlines will get the highest subsidy of 110 million yuan, followed by 98.52 million yuan for China Southern Airlines and 58.77 million yuan for Tianjin Airlines.