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Airport sees huge spike in arrival of air ambulances Updated: Updated: June 01, 2021 21:10 IST There has been a huge spike in the number of air ambulances arriving in the city in recent times, with 48 arrivals from various cities in the last two months. Share Article AAA There has been a huge spike in the number of air ambulances arriving in the city in recent times, with 48 arrivals from various cities in the last two months. A few weeks ago, an ICATT Air Ambulance had to transport a middle-aged man, in critical condition, from Reva in Madhya Pradesh to Chennai for treatment. ....
Coronavirus | Demand for air ambulances soars as virus exposes crumbling healthcare Updated: Updated: May 11, 2021 23:07 IST Despite high costs, requests for airlifting COVID patients from ill-equipped northern States to southern medical hubs has multiplied manifold Share Article AAA Aggregators and charter plane operators say the demand for air transportation of patients has increased ten-fold. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Despite high costs, requests for airlifting COVID patients from ill-equipped northern States to southern medical hubs has multiplied manifold Last week, a Beechcraft King Air C 90 air ambulance from Bagdogra lost its right wheel while taking off from Nagpur after refuelling. The aircraft was carrying a COVID-19 patient for treatment in Mumbai. The pilot was alerted but he kept flying to burn fuel before coming in to land. After hovering over Mumbai, he finally made a belly-landing without any casualties. ....
facebook Pintrest Even though commercial flight services resumed in the country a while back, private jets are becoming a common phenomenon in the nation. Once considered a luxury - and an attainable one at that - the year 2020 has seen more and more people fly private - for the very first time - for destination weddings, family get-togethers and vacations. Mumbai’s Sachit Wadhwa says his private charter service experienced a surge of 60% post lockdown, and most bookings were related to personal trips. Chennai’s Sunil Kumar Rajan shares that before lockdown their charters were operating twice a week, but now they are booked five days a week. Here’s more…. ....