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Heritage Aviation to provide Helicopter services from Haldwani to these places

Air connectivity in Kumaon is set to get a boost as helicopter services will start from Haldwani to Munsiyari, Pithoragarh and Champawat from Thursday, February 22 onwards. A seven-seater helicopter of Heritage Aviation Company will fly from Haldwani to all three areas and later return to Haldwani. This heli service is also expected to increase tourism business.

It takes several hours to travel from Haldwani to Munsiyari, Pithoragarh and Champawat. The Central Government and CM Pushkar Singh Dhami had promised to promote mountain tourism and start heli service in view of the problems of the local people. In this sequence, Heritage Aviation prepared to start helicopter service.

Successful trial took place on February 2

On February 2, a trial was conducted from Gaulapar Helipad for Munsiyari, Pithoragarh and Champawat. The helicopter reached all three places and returned to Haldwani. SDM Paritosh Verma said that the trial was conducted by the team of Heritage Aviation and UCADA. The DGCA team has approved the heli service after final trials. The seven seater helicopter will serve in two shifts daily.

Price Fare

The per person fare from Haldwani to Champawat has been kept at Rs 2500, for Pithoragarh at Rs 3000 and for Munsiyari at Rs 3500. Rent subsidy is being given by the government. This will be the schedule, the helicopter will take off from 9 am. It will run in two shifts, morning and evening. In the first journey, in the morning, the helicopter from Haldwani will go to Munsiyari and then come back to Haldwani. After this, it will go from Haldwani to Pithoragarh and will come back to Haldwani. In the third round, it will go from Haldwani to Champawat and come back to Haldwani. Evening service will also remain like this.

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