Only 2 land in Kullu by Pawan Hans

Our Correspondent

Kullu, June 22

Pawan Hans Ltd today resumed its helicopter service to the Kullu airport which were suspended on March 24 due to the lockdown.

An official of Pawan Hans said that the booking portal was made functional yesterday and two passengers came from Shimla to Kullu today. He added that one passenger also flew from Chandigarh to Shimla.

He said that the fares had been revised — a passenger would have to pay Rs 3,828 for the Kullu to Shimla flight and Rs 3,445 for the Shimla to Chandigarh travel.

Earlier, the fare for the Kullu to Shimla flight was Rs 3,200 and for the Shimla to Chandigarh travel, it was Rs 2,880.

The service is operated under the UDAN 2 scheme.

Kullu airport director Neeraj Kumar Srivastava said that Pawan Hans Ltd started the helicopter service to Kullu today after following various norms related to Covid-19.

The air passengers would have to fill a form before entering the Bhuntar airport — they would have to provide the details about their previous journeys and their health condition.

A Health Department team would medically examine the passengers at the airport before allowing them to board the flight.

The flight would operate in the Shimla-Kullu sector on Monday, Friday and Saturday. The flight would operate on the Chandigarh-Shimla-Kullu route and would return through the same route.

Air India was yet to resume its service to Kullu from Delhi.