Rajasthan govt to soon launch air taxi service within state

Jaipur: Rajasthan government is all set to introduce an air taxi service linking major tourist destinations and commercial hubs in the state.
"The proposal has been given approval by the chief minister and we are almost ready to operate our two state planes for the air taxi services," Kishan Singh Verma, Director, Civil Aviation, Rajasthan government told PTI.
The government will deploy five seater King Air C90 A and seven seater King Air B 200 for the taxi service. The planes are used for the movement of the Governor, CM and other VIPs visiting the state.
For the five seater plane, the fair would be Rs 50,000 per hour while Rs 70,000 per hour would be charged for flying in the seven seater aircraft. Besides, charges for night hold, extension of ATC watch hour, (ground) handling will be also be applicable.

Minimum of two hours are required for the booking. The service will help tourist cut short their travel time by flying to various destinations including Jaisalmer, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Ranthambore, Chittorgarh, Bikaner and Udaipur.
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