Hyderabad: While the chaos on city roads during peak hours is worsening by the day and is bad news for most, a privileged few may soon be able to zoom from one point to another in a matter of minutes — in a helicopter charter taxi.
The service is being planned by Status Helicopter Services (SHS) and is likely to be operational in a few months. It's target: Corporate and VIP travellers.
"We have already applied to the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for permission to operate three helicopters. We expect the licence to operate the air charter taxi very soon,"SHS director Gurmeet Singh Dua told TOI.
Dua plans to lease three Bell-407 single-engine choppers from the manufacturing company. The five-seater, including pilot, costs Rs 16 crore apiece. According to Dua, the Bell-407 chopper is the only one not involved in any accidents in Indian conditions.
02/11/06 Ganesh S Lakshman/Times of India
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