A helicopter taxi service has been started in Bengaluru to avoid city's crazy traffic woes!
| Updated: Feb 23, 2018, 16:32 IST
Traffic is getting crazy everywhere in India. That you'll agree with, right? Being stuck in traffic commuting to or from work can be exhausting and don't even talk about the weekends! And while more and more private as well as government taxi services are taking to the streets, the traffic is only bound to get worse. Not always can you access the train or want to ride the bus and that we understand. Well, while we struggle to reach on time in Mumbai, it's a known fact that Bengaluru too has insane traffic and if you happen to live there, then you know exactly what we're talking about.
In order to solve this problem, a company has decided to start a helicopter taxi service to carry people to and from Kempegowda International Airport to Electronic City, Phase 1 and HAL Airport. This means that the journey that took about 2 hours earlier will now only take 15 minutes! As of now, there will be three round-trips between Kempegowda International Airport and Electronic City from 6.30 AM to 9.30 AM and another three from 3.00 PM to 6.15 PM.
The helicopter which will be used for the purpose is four-blade, single-engine Bell 407 chopper, which can seat up to six people. An app called 'Heli Taxii' has been developed on which you can choose your flight, your pick-up and drop locations, luggage information and number of seats. After this, you will be asked to complete the payment and voila, you can be all set to avoid the city's traffic! However, the prices are high at the moment. One seat will cost Rs 4,130 and includes the drive from the KIA terminal to the helipad. Luggage up to 15kgs will be free and beyond that, an extra charge will be levied as well. Plans to launch this service within the city as well are on too! God knows we all need this service, right?
In order to solve this problem, a company has decided to start a helicopter taxi service to carry people to and from Kempegowda International Airport to Electronic City, Phase 1 and HAL Airport. This means that the journey that took about 2 hours earlier will now only take 15 minutes! As of now, there will be three round-trips between Kempegowda International Airport and Electronic City from 6.30 AM to 9.30 AM and another three from 3.00 PM to 6.15 PM.
The helicopter which will be used for the purpose is four-blade, single-engine Bell 407 chopper, which can seat up to six people. An app called 'Heli Taxii' has been developed on which you can choose your flight, your pick-up and drop locations, luggage information and number of seats. After this, you will be asked to complete the payment and voila, you can be all set to avoid the city's traffic! However, the prices are high at the moment. One seat will cost Rs 4,130 and includes the drive from the KIA terminal to the helipad. Luggage up to 15kgs will be free and beyond that, an extra charge will be levied as well. Plans to launch this service within the city as well are on too! God knows we all need this service, right?