Amaravati to soon introduce helicopter joy rides to promote tourism

Amaravati, the de facto capital city of Andhra Pradesh, will soon be offering helicopter joy rides to visitors in a move to boost tourism in the city. The Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) will be cooperating with private operators to put this plan into action.
APTDC officials have informed that they are planning to start this fun activity within a month. These helicopter joy rides will be available on Saturdays, Sundays and other holidays during the pilot process. And, if this activity generates good response, APTDC will start operating more joy rides on other days too.

As per the reports, helicopter rides will start from Vijayawada to Amravati; and for a 10 min ride, the price of the ticket is expected to be between INR 2000 to INR 2500 per ticket.
The APTDC also operated such joy rides during the Machilipatnam Beach Festival for three days, during which they charged INR 2000 for a 8 min helicopter ride. If reports are analysed, the activity received good response back then. It is majorly owing to the past performance that the APTDC is planning to start the helicopter operations again.
It is expected that the helicopter rides will help in promoting tourism here. The state of Telangana is already in the business of operating helicopter rides in Hyderabad, covering Hi-tech city, Buddha statue, Birla Mandir, Charminar, Assembly building and other places.

On similar lines, the APTDC is also planning to offer such trips. Usually, tourists who visit Vijayawada, also explore Undavalli caves, Dhyana Buddha Temple, Durga Temple and old Amravati. Taking all these into consideration, APTDC officials will be sending a detailed report to the government.