Mumbai: Commercial seaplane services will commence between Mumbai and Lonavala's Aamby Valley hill station from Feb 24, with the 100-km-long flight taking 25-28 minutes, or one-fourth of the time taken by road, an official said.
"Initially, one flight which will be operated daily by a four-seater aircraft and depending on the response, the services will be increased," Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) Managing Director Jagdish Patil told IANS.
The flights will be operated by Mumbai-based Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt Ltd (MEHAIR) with a four-seater Cessna 206 Amphibian. A nine-seater Cessna 208 Amphibian will be deployed if the demand increases.
The test flights were completed in Dec 2013 when the amphibians smoothly landed and took off from the Aamby Valley Lake.
23/02/14 IANS/Business Standard
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"Initially, one flight which will be operated daily by a four-seater aircraft and depending on the response, the services will be increased," Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) Managing Director Jagdish Patil told IANS.
The flights will be operated by Mumbai-based Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt Ltd (MEHAIR) with a four-seater Cessna 206 Amphibian. A nine-seater Cessna 208 Amphibian will be deployed if the demand increases.
The test flights were completed in Dec 2013 when the amphibians smoothly landed and took off from the Aamby Valley Lake.
23/02/14 IANS/Business Standard
