Helicopter Taxi Apps

Within minutes of using an app to book a ride, Agostino Fernandes was looking down on lush greenery from a helicopter taxi high above Bangalore -- one of several Uber-style chopper services taking off to help commuters tackle increasingly congested megacities.

While Uber has changed ground transport in many cities, Sao Paulo's infernal traffic jams have sparked a new app that opens the sky to commuters: Voom, a helicopter taxi service that charges according to distance and the passenger's weight.

Brazil's biggest city on Monday became the first in the world where Uber offers on-demand chopper rides.

While ridesharing app Uber is struggling to keep going in the face of the threats posed to its successful existence across the globe, there's a company that now allows you to book a helicopter flight in under an hour.

Limited to the June 14 and June 15 weekend, an UberChopper ride for two persons is for Rs. 4,999.

Within minutes of using an app to book a ride, Agostino Fernandes was looking down on lush greenery from a helicopter taxi high above Bangalore -- one of several Uber-style chopper services taking off to help commuters tackle increasingly congested megacities.

While Uber has changed ground transport in many cities, Sao Paulo's infernal traffic jams have sparked a new app that opens the sky to commuters: Voom, a helicopter taxi service that charges according to distance and the passenger's weight.

Brazil's biggest city on Monday became the first in the world where Uber offers on-demand chopper rides.

While ridesharing app Uber is struggling to keep going in the face of the threats posed to its successful existence across the globe, there's a company that now allows you to book a helicopter flight in under an hour.

Limited to the June 14 and June 15 weekend, an UberChopper ride for two persons is for Rs. 4,999.