By IANS
Jaipur : The Rajasthan government is offering a helicopter and an aircraft on charter to boost tourism in the state.
“This charter service, we feel, would give a further boost to tourism in the state,” an official of Rajasthan Civil Aviation Corp (RCAC) told IANS.
The RCAC has on offer the services of two chartered aircraft, a Beechcraft King aircraft that can accommodate six passengers and an Augusta helicopter that offers five seats.
“Chartering an aircraft would help tourists explore the state. Tourists who avail the services would also be able to visit the maximum number of places with greater ease and in shorter time,” the official.
Apart from the standard packages to the most popular locations, the chartered flights would give tourist the facility to design their own tours, he added.
The Rajasthan government operates 14 airstrips and a large number of helipads in the state.
The charges for hiring the aircraft would be Rs.60,000 an hour. For the helicopter, it would be Rs.125,000 per hour. A minimum of two hours of flying charges would be levied.
With a record arrival of more than 1.2 million foreign tourists and 17 million domestic tourists during 2005-06, Rajasthan is one of the most popular destinations in India.
The annual rate of growth for domestic and international tourists has been 7 and 5 percent, respectively.
The tourist inflow from overseas includes people from France, Britain, Germany, the US, Italy, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Japan and Bangladesh.