Kolkata: Sometime mid-August, Kolkata will become the first city in the country to offer air taxi service to steel towns in the regions.
DTDS-a Bangalore-based tour travel operator-has tied up with Kolkata-based non-scheduled airline Spirit Air that has two business aircrafts to operate air taxi service to Bokaro, Rourkela, Durgapur, Burnpur and Jamshedpur. The company has already held talks with Steel Authority of India Ltd and Tata Steel, the two companies that have steel plants in these towns.
"We will be offering regular air taxi service to the steel towns from Kolkata with flying time of 40 minutes for Burnpur and Durgapur; 70 minutes to Jamshedpur and Bokaro and 90 minutes to Rourkela. While we will begin with three-four flights a week to each destination, the frequency will be increased if there is demand," a DTDS official said.While all other towns have airfields, flights to Durgapur will land at Panagarh, 15 km away.
There are two types of aircraft that can be deployed according to the requirement-Cessna Hawk (pilot plus three passengers) and Cessna Grand Caravan (pilot plus 9 passengers).
The first flights are expected to be Bokaro and Durgapur, followed by Jamshedpur, Rourkela and Burnpur.
24/07/11 Times of India
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