Introduction of facilities like seaplanes, heli-tourism and amphibious buses would boost tourist inflow into the state by over 14 per cent, Dilip Parulekar, Tourism Minister , Goa, said on the sidelines of the first ever trial landing of a seaplane in the Mandovi river off Panaji. “It is a novel concept in India, which combines convenience of travel with excitement of water takeoffs and landings. There is no investment by the state government for this service; it will be owned and operated by MEHAIR (a private aviation company). We are only providing them support to facilitate smooth operations,” Parulekar said.
Goa is the second state after Maharashtra to allow seaplanes for tourism. The seaplane routes start from Goa’s Dabolim airport to the picturesque Mandovi and Chapora rivers and the popular Coco beach, a beautiful bay some distance from Panaji
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