Maritime Energy Heli Air Services (MEHAIR) is planning to start its sea plane services in Maharashtra from February 2013.

The company plans to launch its services in two phases in Maharashtra. Siddharth Verma commented, “Initially we plan to start the services to Lonavla, Lavasa, Shirdi, Bhandardara, Murud and Shani Shinganapur that are more frequented by tourists. These operations will connect Mumbai with almost any part of the interior and coastal areas of the state even if there are no airports there. This is a novel idea and will add new dimension to tourism.” 

He added that the Mumbai services will begin from the Juhu aerodrome and pick up passengers from Girgaum Chowpatty near Nariman Point or Bhau Cha Dhakka in the southern tip of the city. The company is mulling to initially launch daily services in Maharashtra.

A nine-seater Cessna 2008 amphibian aircraft equipped with amphibian floats is to be used for this service. Verma further stated, “Apart from tourists, we are also targeting commuters who have to spend hours to reach the island city of Mumbai from the suburbs. We are planning to launch services for them as well, which will help reduce their commuting time.”

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