Bengaluru: Individuals and families in south India will now be able to take annual subscriptions for helicopter ambulance services, to be airlifted to a health hub in a medical emergency.
Bengaluru-based Aviators Air Rescue is offering the service. It will charge Rs 9,000 for individuals and up to Rs 18,000 for families.
The firm has bought three choppers from Airbus to cover Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala. The service will be inaugurated in three months.
It plans to add seven more helicopters to its fleet by April 2017 to extend its coverage to the entire country.
Apart from providing helicopters, Airbus will also provide training for pilots and paramedics. Aviators Air Rescue is the first firm in India to offer such a service, after getting a green light from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on May 1.
While the DGCA still has not allowed landing of air ambulances on public roads and other open spaces, the company has partnered with about 2,000 hospitals and ambulance services in south India to enable the last-mile reach.
14/06/16 Alnoor Peermohamed/Business Standard
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Bengaluru-based Aviators Air Rescue is offering the service. It will charge Rs 9,000 for individuals and up to Rs 18,000 for families.
The firm has bought three choppers from Airbus to cover Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala. The service will be inaugurated in three months.
It plans to add seven more helicopters to its fleet by April 2017 to extend its coverage to the entire country.
Apart from providing helicopters, Airbus will also provide training for pilots and paramedics. Aviators Air Rescue is the first firm in India to offer such a service, after getting a green light from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on May 1.
While the DGCA still has not allowed landing of air ambulances on public roads and other open spaces, the company has partnered with about 2,000 hospitals and ambulance services in south India to enable the last-mile reach.
14/06/16 Alnoor Peermohamed/Business Standard
