Chapter 1768: One Skip (Part 1)
It is also a headache for the East China Bureau of Civil Aviation to get the application of this business airport. Just reject it. This is a business airport, which does not involve civil aviation operations, and involves a bunch of big shots at home and abroad. It is a bit inappropriate to directly reject it. But you have to nod, it's awkward, you can apply for a commercial airport if you can't apply for a civil aviation airport, it's quite fun to repair the plank road and secretly hide Chencang!
If it was just an application from Gusu City, it would definitely be dismissed unceremoniously, but there is also a Mr. T, and a lot of influential figures including the world's richest man, and there may be foreign political figures. If one is not handled well, this is a diplomatic accident! Can not be careless.
For a period of time, it was overkill in China. As long as foreigners were involved, it would be highly valued, and foreign friends must feel the warmth of spring in China. At that time, it was a big deal for a random foreign dick to have a dispute in the country, let alone one of these extremely powerful big shots, who could be interviewed by ministerial or even higher-level leaders when he came to the country, so we must pay attention to it!
The East China Bureau was still hesitating and didn't know how to deal with it, but the CAAC, the superior department, seemed to know the news and directly asked the East China Bureau to send the application materials to the General Administration for approval. Now the East China Bureau also breathed a sigh of relief, don't have to wait so long, and send it up quickly, and we will leave the rest of the matter behind.
Originally, even if it was approved by the East China Bureau, it still had to be approved by the General Administration, and then the relevant departments of the Air Force for approval. The procedures were very cumbersome. Now at least the East China Bureau is very happy and does not need to offend anyone. Not long after the materials were handed over, the General Administration took the initiative to ask for materials. Obviously, there are people above them! Why bother to do those thankless things.
Therefore, before submitting the materials, the East China Bureau did another thing, that is, the relevant leaders gave instructions: "Agreed in principle, if not, please ask the superiors to review." It is useless to disagree, and I have not offended anyone.
As for the pressure in the surrounding cities, the East China Bureau does not rely on which city to live on. Normal pressure is pressure, and abnormal pressure is needless to say, it is useless. It's better to send the message directly in private, you can go to a higher level to wrestle, and you don't have to make trouble in the small yamen of the East China Bureau.
It was also a headache for the General Administration to get the application materials. First, I searched for regulations on whether private business is allowed in commercial airports, and then a bunch of people held a meeting to discuss.
"Fatty!" Mr. Zhao finally took the initiative to call Guo Tailai, and just told him: "There are different opinions on the preparation of your commercial airport. You are the first privately operated commercial airport in China. For this unprecedented precedent, there is a lot of controversy, and everyone is still debating, so please wait patiently! Whether it succeeds or fails, don’t have any emotions.”
"Okay, grandpa!" Of course Guo Tailai would not be emotional. Originally, it was a matter of success and failure and indifference, whether it was successful or not, Guo Tailai would not have any dissatisfaction.
It is a good thing that the above-mentioned discussion has been dedicated to this purpose. It shows that some people support it and some people oppose it. Since the reform and opening up, many things have no clear direction, and we can only cross the river by feeling the stones. Maybe this time we will meet another underwater stone?
Brother Hai's phone call was more detailed, and he probably introduced the situation of the dispute, which was more detailed than the old man. However, he also meant the same thing. Success or failure are all matters discussed above. No matter what decision is made, Guo Tailai should not have any dissatisfaction. In this regard, Brother Hai and Mr. Zhao's attitudes are completely consistent, focusing on the overall situation.
During the discussion, there were roughly half of the opinions in favor of and against. Those who supported were some reformists in the General Administration, as well as Mr. Zhao Haige, Zhao Xiangbei and others who had greeted them, and some from Gusu City who had greeted them. . But there are also many opposing forces, mainly some relatively conservative officials from the Civil Aviation Administration and representatives of several local governments.
Those who support it feel that it can be a useful attempt. By the way, they can see whether the business jet and private jet market will gradually rise in China. After all, there are already many generations who got rich first, and the demand for some luxury goods is also on the surface. There are already many private jets in the country, which shows that the demand is still there. This is a good trial for the construction of domestic airports, and it can also drive tens of billions of local GDP. After much deliberation, there is no reason to refuse.
But those who oppose it also have reasons, but these are still the old-fashioned reasons. The density of airports in East China is too high, the airspace is tight, and most airports are operating at a loss. Several cities are worried about the reasons for diversion and dare not bring it up on the table. Although everyone knows it well, they can only do it and not talk about it. Why are you only allowed to develop the economy and not me?
It is easy to refute. First of all, the reason why the airport is operating at a loss is untenable. It is a private operation, and it is responsible for its own profits and losses, and the government does not need to bear the losses. Why not? However, the opponents still seized on the local government to attack wildly on the grounds that the land investment will inevitably bear losses. Government money doesn't just fall from the sky!
But this is easy to refute, because there are two plans in the newspaper, one is Guo Tailai's sole proprietorship, and the other is for the government to use land as a share. If the government's shareholding will bring losses, then the plan fully funded by Guo Tailai can be used.
At a time like this, no one would be so stupid as to question whether Guo Tailai had that much money. Since the head offices of several banks made an oolong last time, the leaders who made the decision at that time all wrote checks, and even the bank's customer accounts I don’t know if you have money or not, you are a bank, what do you do for food?
If there is no reason for the funds and losses, the only reason is that the density of the airport is too high and the airspace is tight. However, these two reasons are not decided by the Civil Aviation Administration, but by the relevant departments of the Air Force. Inevitably, this debate must invite the relevant departments of the Air Force to join.
After the staff of the Air Force arrived, they did not express their views immediately. After hearing the reasons from both sides, the leading leader said three sentences: "First, as long as the relevant regulations are not violated, the Air Force has no objection to local construction. No strong support. Second, the airspace is tight, and they don’t care about the hundreds of sorties taking off and landing this year. Third, the Air Force is very interested in adding a high-standard and high-grade airport in the Gusu area that can be requisitioned at any time.”
With the air force's statement, the supporters immediately gained the upper hand, and now the opposition is a little anxious.