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Patna, (BiharTimes): Spirit Air, a private carrier will launch charter flight services from Patna from July 1.
Named as Indian Air Taxi the service would be offered to destinations having functional airports.
A Cessna-172 Sky Hawk aircraft, which would have the capacity to carry three passengers apart from the pilot, would be offered to the passengers. The aircraft can fly for seven hours non-stop.
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An official of the Spirit Air said that in case someone opts for a destination which needs more than seven hours of flying, the plane would stop at a suitable place for re-fuelling.
The charge would be between Rs 18,000 and Rs 20,000 per flying hour. Rates for flying idle hours would be Rs 12,000 per hour for the first two hours and Rs 9,500 per hour for next three hours.
A couple of months back the Spirit Air had announced that it would offer air taxi services to major district towns of Bihar and Jharkhand as well, but for now those willing to travel to these places by air would have to wait.
This is because of the non-availability of security, fire tenders and ambulance at the airstrips in districts which the Spirit Air wants to connect with Patna and Ranchi. These three basic facilities are a must, according to the civil aviation rules, at the time of landing and take off of an aircraft from air strips, which do not fall under any airport.
Spirit Air had earlier written letters to both the state governments asking them to provide these facilities in the districts which have airstrips, but a positive reply is still awaited.
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