Helicopter ride service for tourists at Statue of Unity site launched

Statue of Unity: Now you can have aerial view of world’s tallest statue by boarding a helicopter. The service has been initiated today. A group of five to seven persons will need to pay Rs. 2900 for 10-minute aerial tour providing view of Statue of Unity and Narmada dam from above. Delhi based Heritage Aviation Company has been chosen to offer this service. The company also offers helicopter ride service for visitors at Chardham Yatra (Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri-Gangotri) in North India. On the first day, 54 tourists booked this service. According to Brij Mohan, manager of Heritage Aviation, the booking for this service will start at 9.30 am everyday and end one hour before sunset. According to Bilal Mustaq, a tourist arrived from England he and his family members didn’t get ticket to visit the view gallery of the statue, but helicopter ride proved as even better substitute.

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