Panaji: The Goa Tourism Development Corporation and Camping Retreats on Tuesday allayed fears about the safety of free floating hot air balloon service, which was launched recently in the state as part of tourism promotion, and said that the operations were extremely safe.
Mukesh Yadav, who manages operations of the hot air balloon flights for Camping Retreats which operates the services, said that the company has obtained all permissions necessary, for operations of the service, of agencies concerned, including state, central and defence forces.
Yadav said that necessary safety equipment like fire extinguisher, first aid kit and fuel to last for two and half hours for one hour trip were used during the flights as per the Director General of Civil Aviation norms. “Since we value our patrons we take extra care to ensure their safety,” he added.
28/10/15 Goacom
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Mukesh Yadav, who manages operations of the hot air balloon flights for Camping Retreats which operates the services, said that the company has obtained all permissions necessary, for operations of the service, of agencies concerned, including state, central and defence forces.
Yadav said that necessary safety equipment like fire extinguisher, first aid kit and fuel to last for two and half hours for one hour trip were used during the flights as per the Director General of Civil Aviation norms. “Since we value our patrons we take extra care to ensure their safety,” he added.
28/10/15 Goacom
