Emirates flies 'special passenger' to India

Dubai - It flew from Madrid to Mumbai.

In an interesting turn of events, an Emirates cargo plane carried an entire helicopter all the way from Madrid to Mumbai.
In post, shared by Emirates on social media, the helicopter can be seen 'hitching a ride' on the freight plane. The airline wrote: "Emirates SkyCargo recently carried a six-seater AS350 helicopter, weighing more than 1.5 tons, from Madrid to Mumbai via Dubai."
The post shows a photo of the helicopter with its rotor blades detached and the body of the chopper being fitted inside the plane's cargo hold. According to Emirates, the chopper will be used for tourist flights in the Himalayas.

 

 

 

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Chopper hitches ride on Freighter. Emirates SkyCargo recently carried a six-seater AS350 helicopter, weighing more than 1.5 tons, from Madrid to Mumbai via Dubai. The Air Himalayas chopper will be used for tourist flights in the scenic Himalayan region. #EmiratesSkyCargo #EmiratesAirline #FlyEmiratesFlyBetter
A post shared by Emirates (@emirates) on Apr 26, 2019 at 7:59am PDT

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