Panaji: Goa tourism is expected to get a fillip this Christmas with the likely introduction of seaplanes and heli-tourism, and a little later by the launch of the amphibious bus, tourism minister Dilip Parulekar told TOI.
Parulekar said that the tourism department has given its NOCs to these three ventures and that these companies are now awaiting central government clearances.
For example, the seaplane venture has been issued licences by the tourism department and the captain of ports. The company has to now get clearance from the Union civil aviation ministry, Parulekar said.
The seaplane project will be operated by Meher private limited from Delhi. The promoters have identified several places to fly the seaplane; from Vasco to Dona Paula, to Coco beach (Nerul), Miramar and the Siolim river.
The 8-seater seaplane will pick up passengers at Dabolim airport and fly them to Coco beach in just seven minutes at a cost of between 1,800 and 2,000. The seaplane will land in the water close to a floating jetty onto which, the passengers will alight. Smaller boats will ferry the passengers to shore from where they can drive away.
13/09/14 Joaquim Fernandes/Times of India
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Parulekar said that the tourism department has given its NOCs to these three ventures and that these companies are now awaiting central government clearances.
For example, the seaplane venture has been issued licences by the tourism department and the captain of ports. The company has to now get clearance from the Union civil aviation ministry, Parulekar said.
The seaplane project will be operated by Meher private limited from Delhi. The promoters have identified several places to fly the seaplane; from Vasco to Dona Paula, to Coco beach (Nerul), Miramar and the Siolim river.
The 8-seater seaplane will pick up passengers at Dabolim airport and fly them to Coco beach in just seven minutes at a cost of between 1,800 and 2,000. The seaplane will land in the water close to a floating jetty onto which, the passengers will alight. Smaller boats will ferry the passengers to shore from where they can drive away.
13/09/14 Joaquim Fernandes/Times of India
