MANGALORE: With the beginning of this year’s cruise season on 4th
November, the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) also began Country’s first
port-based heli-tourism initiative.
Aida Vita, a Panama Flag vessel called on NMP with 1,154 guests
recently marking the beginning of the cruise season in Mangaluru.
Around 400 of them disembarked for sight-seeing, said Port Chairman A.V. Ramana.
While the port had been facilitating transport services — autorickshaw,
taxi and buses — for guests, this year NMP facilitated heli-tourism
too. Chipsan Aviation Pvt. Ltd. deployed a six-seater helicopter to
ferry tourists to Bekal Fort near Kasaragod in Kerala, Sringeri,
Chikkamagaluru, Dharmasthala, Belur, Halebid, etc. “Given the present
road conditions and the distance to these places, heli-tourism was the
best option for international tourists to catch a glimpse of Karnataka.
Any aviation company with DGCA certification can provide the service and NMPT will facilitate their operation.
For the next cruise vessel calling on November 12, there are 16 confirmed bookings,” Mr. Ramana told.
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