New Delhi: Seaplanes conjure up images of carefree vacations, coconut palms and wind-swept days. Perfect for landing in small places and dropping passengers off, they are set to begin service in Kerala in August this year. But they could soon transform business and leisure in other coastal states such as Orissa, Goa and Gujarat, which recently floated a tender for selecting a consultant for these operations.
Seaplanes have been used to view spectacular locales in the Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii, Sydney, Miami, Vancouver and Abu Dhabi. Though the first seaplane service here was launched in Andaman and Nicobar in December 2010 to ferry tourists between Port Blair and Havelock Island, it is yet to find popularity in the mainland.
"Initially, we will use two 10-seater Cessna Caravans and fly passengers from Thiruvananthapuram, Cochin and Calicut airports to smaller tourist spots such as Astamudi, Punnamada, Kumarakom, Munnar, Bolgatty and Bekal connecting the entire stretch of Kerala," says Umesh Kamath, MD of Kerala Seaplane Services, a Hyderabad-based company which is doing these operations for Kerala.
06/07/13 Shobha John/Times of India
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Seaplanes have been used to view spectacular locales in the Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii, Sydney, Miami, Vancouver and Abu Dhabi. Though the first seaplane service here was launched in Andaman and Nicobar in December 2010 to ferry tourists between Port Blair and Havelock Island, it is yet to find popularity in the mainland.
"Initially, we will use two 10-seater Cessna Caravans and fly passengers from Thiruvananthapuram, Cochin and Calicut airports to smaller tourist spots such as Astamudi, Punnamada, Kumarakom, Munnar, Bolgatty and Bekal connecting the entire stretch of Kerala," says Umesh Kamath, MD of Kerala Seaplane Services, a Hyderabad-based company which is doing these operations for Kerala.
06/07/13 Shobha John/Times of India
