Kochi: It was a normal day for students of the Greets Public School and people residing at Asoka Road until 8.30 am on Monday, but soon they went ecstatic on seeing a helicopter landing on the school ground.
The helicopter, an Airbus-AS-350 B3 chartered by Heli Tour- a firm that promotes helicopter tourism in South India - was brought to the school as part of an aviation promotion programme.
Heli Tour CEO Shoby T Paul said that the programme was organised to bring the students close of aviation. “A lot of students are interested in flying airplanes and helicopters. We planned this to give the interested students an experience of travelling in the chopper.
Helicopter can become a mode of transportation in Kerala. There are several people using them these days. Now, helicopters are used as ambulance, for transportation of goods, for tourism purpose and for fun-ride. They have also been used for travelling to Sabrimala. One of the major advantages is that helicopters are the safest mode of transportation,” he said.
According Shoby, recently, there have been an increase in the number of people chartering helicopters. It costs around `2,500 per head for a 25-km ride in helicopter.
Around 60 students and some of the parents were given a chance to travel in the helicopter. The students were divided into ten batches, and each batch was allowed a ride that lasted for around 5-8 minutes.
02/12/14 New Indian Express
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The helicopter, an Airbus-AS-350 B3 chartered by Heli Tour- a firm that promotes helicopter tourism in South India - was brought to the school as part of an aviation promotion programme.
Heli Tour CEO Shoby T Paul said that the programme was organised to bring the students close of aviation. “A lot of students are interested in flying airplanes and helicopters. We planned this to give the interested students an experience of travelling in the chopper.
Helicopter can become a mode of transportation in Kerala. There are several people using them these days. Now, helicopters are used as ambulance, for transportation of goods, for tourism purpose and for fun-ride. They have also been used for travelling to Sabrimala. One of the major advantages is that helicopters are the safest mode of transportation,” he said.
According Shoby, recently, there have been an increase in the number of people chartering helicopters. It costs around `2,500 per head for a 25-km ride in helicopter.
Around 60 students and some of the parents were given a chance to travel in the helicopter. The students were divided into ten batches, and each batch was allowed a ride that lasted for around 5-8 minutes.
02/12/14 New Indian Express
