Mumbai: There is no election campaign at Uttar Pradesh which is considered complete without spectacle the helicopter down to the land of rally on the roar and dust.
Over the years now, the helicopter has become a campaign star in the state.
This time around, with the third wave of Covid, not the problem.
With the ban on the election commission in Roblies pollies until January-end, 20-odd helicopters from around 10 charter operators ordered by more than two months political parties, most of which have been abandoned, said the charter operator.
“There are a number of disappointments between the helicopter charter operators,” said Captain Uday Gelli, the Western President of the Rotary Wing Society of India.
The disappointment was acute because of the polling above, the situation in which the helicopter was a star bigger than in other states, which had been hit.
“Up has a greedy appetite for helicopters.
The beauty of the selection is that they use a helicopter even to travel a small distance of 20 to 30 km.
The helicopter itself is a campaoper and attracting more crowd than local leaders.
About 80% of grinding crowds Around the helipad than the podium, “said Mandar Bharde from the AVIATI PVT Ltd Charter company.
Make sure the helicopter plays to the gallery.
“They asked the pilot to do a two-three rounds of low fly in the village.
A candidate who landed in a helicopter emitted a certain strength and mop shelf, which voters in the country’s parts were pleasant findings in a leader.
During the last three elections assembly, usage The helicopter starts 60 days before D-Day, “Bharde said, adding that the national party each blocked around 6-7 helicopters.
Even small parties involve helicopters.
The current pistol is Agustawestland-139, a multi-engine helicopter that can carry 14-16 passengers, but in the ‘VVIP configuration’ it only carries around six passengers.
Get at Rs 4.5 lakh per hour, with a minimum order of 100 hours for two months, he took the operator around Rs 4 to 5 Crore per election, he said.
Then there is a single machine, such as the 407 and A-130 bell that goes for Rs 1.3 lakh per hour.
Rahul Jain from Universal Airways, a charter operator, said: “UP is a big country.
When the election phase runs, the helicopter base moves from Lucknow to Varanasi.
The helicopter is an important warehouse in the battle of polls.
The leaders work in the helicopter, do TV interview.
But this time, the flying helicopter has been subdued.
“Last year, the helicopter charter industry had managed to escape from the clutches of the second wave of Covid.
There were no restrictions and polls and assembly campaigns almost wrapped in the second wave began to peak in the second half of April.