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India’s first dedicated 'heliport' to open in Delhi on February 28

India's First Dedicated Heliport Is Set To Open In The National Capital On February 28. The Helicopter Services Shall Enable Citizens To Fly In And Out Of Delhi To Nearby Areas In Choppers.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Gautam Lalotra | Updated on: 21 Feb 2017, 01:19:03 PM
Pawan Hans Helicopters - File Photo

New Delhi:

India's first dedicated "heliport" is set to open in the National capital on February 28. The helicopter services shall enable citizens to fly in and out of Delhi to nearby areas in choppers.

Aviation secretary R N Choubey said the Rs 100-crore project will be inaugurated on February 28 and will be an integrated one with a chopper maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) unit part of the complex at Rohini. 

Owned by Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd (PHHL), the hugely-delayed heliport will have a large number of parking bays and an AC passenger terminal.

Only top VVIPs and industrialists manage to get permission for flying in or out of IGI in choppers. The country's top dignitaries, including the president, prime minister, home minister and chief ministers of a few states, use choppers from Safdarjung airport. 

"To promote regional air connectivity, Pawan Hans has also prepared a roadmap to connect all the major destinations from this heliport such as Delhi to Shimla, Haridwar, Dehradun, Mathura, Agra, Meerut and industrial hubs.

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First Published : 21 Feb 2017, 01:03:00 PM

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