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Airlines Jagson Air to start copter service to Amarnath caves Our Bureau
New Delhi , June 17 JAGSON Airlines plans to start a limited period helicopter service to the Amarnath caves from June 21. Speaking to newspersons, the airline Chairman, Mr Jagdish P. Gupta, said that the airline would operate 44 flights a day from Srinagar and Baltal to the Amarnath caves. "While we will operate two return flights a day from Srinagar, there will be 40 daily return flights from Baltal," Mr Gupta said. The airline is to use a Bell 407 helicopter in which up to five passengers can sit. The flights will remain operational till August 20. The airline is also in talks for acquiring some 50-seater aircraft to start more regular flights between various domestic cities, the Chairman said. "We hope to start these flights within the next four-to-five months. We are looking at 50-seater aircraft but cannot reveal the name of the aircraft manufacturer we are in talks with as the discussions are at a crucial stage," Mr Gupta added.
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