JetSetGo, a Delhi-based private air charter provider, has launched twice-daily helicopter taxi services from Mumbai to the industrial towns of Tarapur in Maharashtra and Vapi in Gujarat.
The heli-taxi service uses a five-seater Bell helicopter to fly passengers from Mumbai’s Juhu aerodrome to the two business hubs, on scheduled flights.
For business travellers, the service comes as a boon as they can bypass long queues and security at the domestic airport; or even commercial air traffic that tends to hold up private charters. The cost of the seats varies according to demand but is usually within the range of INR 20,000-30,000.