NEW DELHI: Ride-sharing service, Uber, operated a one-day helicopter service on December 25 to help Indians mark Christmas Day.
The service was available to residents of Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, who were able to book a helicopter using the UberCHOPPER option in the app to take an aerial tour of their city.
Uber users were able to log into the app between 10 am and 12 noon on Friday to put in a request for the chopper ride. Once connected, Uber picked up passengers from their residence, drove them to the nearest air-field and gave them a 15-minute chopper ride.
Uber is partnered with online auto marketplace Droom for the service. Each ride cost approximately Rs4,999 or $75 for two people. Riders who made the payment through the online wallet received a 20 per cent discount on their total.
This isnt the first time Uber has offered such a service in India. It also ran chopper services on Valentines Day and Fathers Day this year.
Meanwhile, from London and Paris to New Delhi and Sao Paulo, traditional taxi drivers have united worldwide against Uber. 2015 has seen riots, legal battles and even a kidnapping in protest against the startup.
Since first winning customers in San Francisco five years ago, Uber has enjoyed spectacular global growth by allowing customers to hail drivers using a smartphone app and bypass traditional taxi services.
However, the company, now operating in 58 countries and valued at more than $50 billion, has suffered a bumpy ride on the road to success, infuriating conventional cab firms and fighting regulators across numerous nations. Agencies
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