Shree Airlines has added an Airbus AS350 B3e helicopter , second of the five choppers ordered from Airbus Helicopters, to its fleet. The 9N-AKP chopper landed at the Tribhuvan International Airport on Saturday.
Manufactured in France, the six-seater chopper costs Rs 250 million. With this, the company’s fleet has grown to eight — six of them being 24-seater Russian-made MI-17.
“With growing demand for search and rescue, aerial work and tourism, we have added the new helicopter that can excel in hot conditions and at very high altitudes,” said Banwari Lal Mittal, executive chairman of Shree Airlines.
“Besides, we will target high-end Indian visitors, particularly for pilgrimage in Kailash Mansarovar and Damodar Kund among others,” he said, adding the company’s aggressive move to add more choppers is aimed at catering to the growing demand of mountain and religious tourism in Nepal. “We plan to add rest of the five orders to our fleet by 2016.”
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Manufactured in France, the six-seater chopper costs Rs 250 million. With this, the company’s fleet has grown to eight — six of them being 24-seater Russian-made MI-17.
“With growing demand for search and rescue, aerial work and tourism, we have added the new helicopter that can excel in hot conditions and at very high altitudes,” said Banwari Lal Mittal, executive chairman of Shree Airlines.
“Besides, we will target high-end Indian visitors, particularly for pilgrimage in Kailash Mansarovar and Damodar Kund among others,” he said, adding the company’s aggressive move to add more choppers is aimed at catering to the growing demand of mountain and religious tourism in Nepal. “We plan to add rest of the five orders to our fleet by 2016.”
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