Should more be done to promote helicopter benefits?
In the last few days we have had two very high profile rescues using helicopters; the EC135 plucking Schumacher off the Meribel mountainside and the ? Kamov Ka 32 rescuing the stranded ice breaker passengers in Antarctica. In both these cases, as is often the case, no other means of transport could do the life saving job. This contrasts with two serious UK accidents in the last year, Sumburgh and Glasgow, the major media coverage of which inevitably erodes public confidence in the safety of helicopter travel.
How much of a problem do particularly charter operators find this is? Does charter interest reduce much in the wake of serious helo accidents, and for how long? Should the industry do more to promote just how very safe helicopter travel is and trumpet its successful missions, and if so, who should be doing it?