Overview
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav flagged off the PM Shri Hawai Paryatan Helicopter Sewa from Bhopal’s Raja Bhoj Airport, handing symbolic boarding passes to ministers.
- The network opens with three routes: Indore–Ujjain–Omkareshwar, Bhopal–Madai–Pachmarhi, and Jabalpur–Bandhavgarh–Kanha.
- The Tourism Department’s package-based model includes operator-provided add‑ons, with helipad charges reimbursed and fares expected to be lower than the previous Rs 10,000 service.
- Officials said operations will run five days a week under a PPP with Trans Bharat Aviation and Jet Serve Aviation, with regular services slated to start on November 20.
- State officials also announced two Rewa flights targeted for mid‑November—IndiGo on Rewa–Indore and Alliance Air on Rewa–Delhi—and a tender to remove a damaged aircraft at Gwalior Airport.