Helicopter taxi service from Chandigarh to Himachal Pradesh extended

Mohali, December 8

Passengers can now fly to Mandi, Kullu and Rampur via Shimla from Chandigarh. The Chandigarh-Shimla route is already connected by the helicopter taxi service under UDAN-II.

The heli taxi service will take around 30 minutes to reach Shimla. After a 25-minute stop there, it will proceed to Mandi, where it will halt for 15 minutes. Thereafter, it will proceed to Kullu. On the way back to Shimla, it will touch Rampur.

The service from Chandigarh to Shimla-Mandi-Dharamsala and Rampur will operate on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Pawan Hans is operating the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) helicopter service in Himachal Pradesh from Chandigarh Airport. — TNS