With helicopter joy rides becoming affordable, Mumbaikars are taking to the skies to celebrate and surprise their friends and families.
With helicopter joy rides becoming affordable, Mumbaikars are taking to the skies to celebrate and surprise their friends and families.
On May 7, Rohil Paralkar, 26, decided to surprise his parents on their wedding anniversary. “My parents have never flown before, even on a flight. So I thought it would be nice to book them on a chopper joy ride on their special day,” said Paralkar, an advertising executive who stays in Sewri.
Airnetz Aviation is a charter/chopper provider that offers joy rides for an hour in Mumbai skies. “I had been inquiring with Airnetz about joy rides but they were too expensive. This month when I called up, I found out that prices were as low as Rs7,500 per person,” he said, adding, “So I thought I can really surprise my parents and give them an hour of adventure on their special day. They were so thrilled and found Mumbai fascinating from the clouds.”
Even Sameer Tandon (24) an MBA student from Prabhadevi, booked a joy ride for his girl friend on her birthday on May 3. "Being an adventurous person, I wanted to do something different for her. So we went for this joyride from Juhu to Colaba. The aerial view of Mumbai is so beautiful, it's like watching a Google map unfold before your eyes," said Tandon, “The views we saw from above made us realise we stay in such a beautiful city.”
“The new Wankhede Stadium, the Bandra-Worli sea link, Gateway of India — they all look so beautiful. If we just look at the sea link and not the surroundings, it feels as if we are in London,” he says. “We did not even realise when the ride was over. My girlfriend had a big happy smile on her face the whole day," he said.
“In the past two weeks, 20 people have booked these rides as they are easy on the pocket. Looking at the response, we have now extended the service until the monsoon arrives,” said a spokesperson for Airnetz. The rides were earlier available for Rs10,000 plus taxes which would come up to Rs11,000.
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