China will issue new measures to reduce the chances of aircraft collisions, and punish departments that fail to implement them, according to the General Administration of Civil Administration of China (CAAC).

China's civil aviation industry has developed rapidly in recent years. Chinese airlines will have a combined fleet of more than 1,000 planes by the end of 2006, and there are 5,000 scheduled flights every day in Chinese airspace.

As flights become more frequent and airports more crowded, measures to prevent aircraft collision are a top priority, according to CAAC.