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Steps are being undertaken to start a helicopter shuttle service to Ooty from the nearest airport to Ooty for fixed wing aircraft which is in Coimbatore. It will initially be serviced by a Bell 407 marketed and run by J.B.Aviation with the aircraft leased from the air service provider Pawan Hans. The aircraft is capable of transporting five passengers along with two crew. The journey will take approximately 20 minutes and will cost 4500 Rupees per passenger for a one way flight. By surface transport, Coimbatore Airport lies 90km south east of Ooty and the journey takes approximately 3 hours.

The service has generally been well received by local hoteliers catering to up-market tourists and by the president of the Citizens Forum of Ootacamund, who has stated that "in the long run the service would play a key role in ensuring the economic wellbeing of the hill station". There is widespread criticism of the fact that the service is too expensive and out of reach for most of the local people, and will be of little benefit to most people as it will be a service to a small minority of wealthy tourists. Many have argued that the public funds ploughed into setting up the service and modernising the existing public helped at Theetukal would have been better spent on improving surface infrastructure such as the local access roads which are in a very poor condition. However, some officials have defended the service for public benefit in the case of medical evacuation, although according to Bharat Kumar (JB Aviation) "We are ready to operate in case of medical emergency if the parties concerned are ready to pay the prescribed fare", a clear indication that this is a commercial service and no humanitarian exceptions will be made.

There is also criticism of the fact that the service will not fly to the civilian Coimbatore Airport at Peerumedu but instead will fly to the Air Force Airport at Sulur which will be an added inconvenience to passengers wishing to use this as a connecting service to domestic and international flights, as it will involve an additional transfer by surface transport.

Emergency Number

Police Control Room Town East, Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India
(+91 - 423) 2442200

Police Out Post Pudumund, Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India
(+91 - 423) 2444065

Police Station Kandal, Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India
(+91 - 423) 2443941

Police Station (Rural ) Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India
(+91 - 423) 2443973

Police Station LoveDale, Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India
(+91 - 423) 2443942

Police Wireless Station Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India
(+91 - 423) 2443972

Fire Service Station
Fire Service Station Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India
(+91 - 423) 2442999