Helicopter taxi bangalore, start flying next week.
Price, Timings and how to book.
The Long- awaited Helicopter service from Bangalore airport to Electronic City is finally taking off.
Price, Timings and how to book.
The Long- awaited Helicopter service from Bangalore airport to Electronic City is finally taking off.
Bangalore’s much-awaited heli taxi service is all set to take off some time in next week, Thumby Aviation, the company operating the helicopter taxis, told that permissions are in place and two Bell 407 helicopters are ready to fly passengers from Bangalore’s Kempegowda International Airport to Electronic City, Phase 1 and to HAL Airport. This means that a journey that usually takes two hours by road will now take only 15 minutes.
Bangalore heli taxi timings
There will be an average of three round-trips between Bangalore’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) and Electronic City from 6.30am to 9.30am and another three round-trips from 3.00pm to 6.15pm. (Flights between Bangalore KIA and HAL Airport will start on 1 March.) The four-blade, single-engine Bell 407 chopper to be used as a heli taxi can seat up to six people.
Ticket prices for the Bangalore heli taxi
Tickets for the heli taxi are priced at Rs4,130 per seat (Rs3,500 + GST). It includes the drive from the Bangalore airport terminal to the helipad on the premises. It also includes carry-on luggage up to 15kg. Anything over that will have to be shipped over ground at extra cost.
How to book the Bangalore heli taxi
You can book your seat through the Heli Taxii mobile app (Android/iOS). The ‘Fly Now’ option is not available yet—the app will be fully ready by 23 February. For now, you can select ‘Fly Later’, choose the flight you’re coming in on, and add your pick-up/drop details (Bangalore airport/Electronic City). Add luggage information, select the number of seats and complete the payment, through a link in your email.
Bangalore heli taxi timings
There will be an average of three round-trips between Bangalore’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) and Electronic City from 6.30am to 9.30am and another three round-trips from 3.00pm to 6.15pm. (Flights between Bangalore KIA and HAL Airport will start on 1 March.) The four-blade, single-engine Bell 407 chopper to be used as a heli taxi can seat up to six people.
Ticket prices for the Bangalore heli taxi
Tickets for the heli taxi are priced at Rs4,130 per seat (Rs3,500 + GST). It includes the drive from the Bangalore airport terminal to the helipad on the premises. It also includes carry-on luggage up to 15kg. Anything over that will have to be shipped over ground at extra cost.
How to book the Bangalore heli taxi
You can book your seat through the Heli Taxii mobile app (Android/iOS). The ‘Fly Now’ option is not available yet—the app will be fully ready by 23 February. For now, you can select ‘Fly Later’, choose the flight you’re coming in on, and add your pick-up/drop details (Bangalore airport/Electronic City). Add luggage information, select the number of seats and complete the payment, through a link in your email.