In what seems like an answer to our collective prayers, you will be able to actually fly to or from the airport starting this October. Nope, this isn't a meme, but rather the meme becoming a reality. Yes, finally no more of that hellish rush hour traffic that makes you wonder if you really want to go for that vacation. According to the latest report on Hindustan Time, the service is set to be launched on Monday, 10 October 2022 between Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) and HAL Airport. The service will be provided by Blade, a private heli-taxi company, that will be running two helicopters (or heli taxis) for transporting people from the airport to the city. The first heli-taxi will be at 9 am from KIA and the other flight will be at 4:15 pm from HAL.
With the average time during rush hour can ranging between three hours and several centuries, this heli-taxi service will cut down the travel time to just about 15 minutes for a one-way trip. According to the report, the ticket will be priced at INR 3,250 for a one-way trip. It’s a little too expensive, yes, but hey, anything to avoid that hellish traffic, right? Honestly, that 15-minute travel time does make the ticket price look okay, given that it took us the same time to write this piece.
This story was first published in Hindustan Time. You can read the full story here.