Mumbai: The country's three top business houses have written to the Airports Authority of India seeking permission to fly their choppers higher to prevent communication blackouts caused by ever-increasing heights of buildings in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.
Choppers currently fly in the 500 ft-700 ft band, while there are several buildings that are as tall as 600 feet and above falling in the flight path. Pilots flying Reliance Industries, Bharat Forge, and Bajaj Industries head-honchos have reported frequent communication blips around tall buildings and have demanded that they be allowed to fly between 1000 ft and 1300 ft to overcome the problem.
While Reliance Industries has massive telecom and bio-technology campuses in Navi Mumbai, Bharat Forge and Bajaj Industries executives often fly to Pune, where their production facilities are located. Juhu and Mahalaxmi helipads record close to 100 helicopter movements a day.
11/04/15 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
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Choppers currently fly in the 500 ft-700 ft band, while there are several buildings that are as tall as 600 feet and above falling in the flight path. Pilots flying Reliance Industries, Bharat Forge, and Bajaj Industries head-honchos have reported frequent communication blips around tall buildings and have demanded that they be allowed to fly between 1000 ft and 1300 ft to overcome the problem.
While Reliance Industries has massive telecom and bio-technology campuses in Navi Mumbai, Bharat Forge and Bajaj Industries executives often fly to Pune, where their production facilities are located. Juhu and Mahalaxmi helipads record close to 100 helicopter movements a day.
11/04/15 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
