Kolkata: If you have cash to spare, here's the opportunity to splurge. From Romeos keen to propose on "cloud nine" to friends eager to make a celebration memorable by catching a bird's eye view of the city's landmarks, Rs 2,000 is all that one needs to shell out to take a 10-minute helicopter ride for a Kolkata Darshan package.
Launching heli-tourism at the Behala aerodrome on Friday, Prayag group MD Avik Bagchi said the brief helicopter ride at an affordable price will offer tourists a tantalizing view of south Kolkata with multi-storied buildings, the Esplanade-Dalhousie heritage zone, the meandering Hooghly river with two majestic bridges, the wide expanse of the Maidan with a glimpse of the Victoria Memorial Hall before returning to the aerodrome.
While Bell 407 helicopter with a capacity to seat six passengers can be hired for Rs 90,000 an hour, Bagchi hopes the Kolkata Darshan package will become popular enough to encourage a weekly operation.
30/03/13 Times of India
