heli-taxi services to high end tourists in the State

Bijender Sharma
SHIMLA---With a view to provide heli-taxi services to high end tourists in the State, an agreement had been reached between the Department of Tourism and Civil Aviation and 3 Heli taxi providers, Simm Samm, Airways Pvt. Ltd., Shiva Heli Services and Mesco Airlines Ltd according to Director, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Dr. Arun Sharma. He said that Simm Samm Airways Pvt. Ltd. had proposed to operate between Kullu-Manali-Koksar, Manali-Sissu-Manali-Tandi(DIET), Tandi-Udaipur, Udaipur-Killar.
Shiva Heli Services would operate between Manali-Bhuntar-Manali, Manali-Rohtang Pass-Manali, Manali Valley Ferry (Joyride) from SASE BASE, MESCO Airlines Ltd. had proposed to operate between Shimla (Annadale)-Chandigarh Airport, Chandigarh Airport-Dharamsala (Police Ground), Dharamsala (Police Ground)-Chandigarh Airport, Chandigarh Airport-Shimla (Annadale) or Shimla (Annadale)-Kullu Airport, Kullu Airport-Tandi (DIET), Tandi (DIET)-Udaipur, Udaipur-Killar, Killar-Udaipur, Udaipur-Tandi (DIET), Tandi (DIET)- Kullu Airport, Kullu Airport-Shimla (Annadale) or Shimla (Annadale)-Tabo, Shimla (Annadale)-Kaza, Tabo-Kaza, Kaza-Tabo, Tabo-Shimla(Annadale) or Shimla (Annadale)-Reckong Peo or Reckong Peo-Shimla (Annadale).
He said that base of Heli taxi operators would be at Annadale Helipad Shimla and Manali simultaneously. He further added that ticketing would be done by the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) from their offices/hotels within and outside the State.