Himachal Pradesh
Hello Fellow Pprune-rs,
I have been living in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, just North of New Delhi for over 2 years now. I also was excited to hear about these helipads, and the expanded heli-taxi service in the area. And then I heard about it again, and again. Like many things in India, as Shortshaft points out, they talk and they talk. I do know of a handful of very specialized tour routes, and they are mainly seasonal to take pilgrims (read everyone) up to the temple atop very very tall mountains. The 10-15 min flights are to save the people who can afford it (read wealthy) the 45 minute trudge up the mountain to pray at the temple. I see military helicopters almost every day where I live in the foothills of the Himalayas, but I have yet to see these 57 taxi helicopters everyone has been talking about for over 2 years now.