There will be a lot to say about the traffic in Bengaluru and the way the people living in Bengaluru struggle because of that. Here is one way to skip the traffic and reach a destination, reducing the time to 15 minutes which usually takes more than two hours to reach.

Yes, in a first-of-its-kind service in the country, Bengaluru is getting a helicopter as a taxi service from Monday. This is happening for real. The commuters were delighted that their two-hour long journey from Electric City (e-City) to the airport  can be cut down to a mere 15 minutes.

We are talking about the heil-taxi service which was introduced in the city by Thumby Aviation, operating two Bell 407 helicopters that can carry six people at a time. On the first day, two trips were made and six people have availed the service.

The service will be operated in two shifts during peak business hours from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM and from 3:30 PM to 6:15 PM. This way, the distance of about 50 kilometers will be covered in an unimaginable time of 15 minutes. At the moment, the service is only available between two destinations, ie., Bengaluru airport and Electronic City. HAL Airport will be added as a destination in the next couple of weeks.

Agostino Fernandez is a businessman from Goa who is one of the first users of the heli-taxi. He used the Heli taxi to travel from Electric City to the Bengaluru airport at 3:30pm on Monday, and he was delighted for an obvious reason that he avoided the traffic on his way to the airport.

“At 3:30, taxis in Bengaluru don’t move 1 km in 15 minutes whereas with a helil-taxi, in 15 minutes I crossed almost 50 km. It was comfortable and the view was beautiful. It was a bit of sightseeing and also got me to the airport safe and sound and on time for the flight,” he said.

If you are willing to shell out money, getting home from the Kempegowda International Airport will become easier in the coming months, though there seems to be no respite from Bengaluru traffic.

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