BLADE India launches helicopter services to Tirupati

FlyBladeIndia(“BLADE India”), a joint venture between HunchVentures and BLADE Air Mobility, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLDE), has launched same day return helicopter services connectingBengaluru toTirupatiAirportaspartofitsexpansionplan.Theflightsare available‘ondemand’basisandareavailableatINR3,50,000+GSTaccommodating5 guests at a time which can be crowd sourced and/or booked via charter Onward journey from the Bangalore airport shall start in the morning hours between 09:15 am to 09:30 am from HAL, whereas the return flights will be in the evening between 04:00pmto4:15pm.

The service aims at enhancing the connectivity to Tirupati and making travel more convenient and time effective for pilgrims, especially the elders. This route is now operational and open for bookings on the BLADE India website or through the Flier Relationsteamat18001025233.

BLADE India also expanded to Karnataka by connecting Bangalore to Coorg and Kabini It providesby-the-seat helicopterservicesto CoorgandKabinistartingat INR 20000perpersonandconnectingBIALtocitycenterforINR4500perperson. Shortly afterwards, BLADE India launched its first intra-city service, BLADE Airport route, with flights connecting Bengaluru airport to key locations within the city such as HAL. Within the three months of the launch of BLADE Airport route, BLADE added Hosur in their intra-city network to ease the commute between North and South Bengaluru.FlightscanbebookedlikeanyotherairticketataninitialcostofINR4500* per person. In the coming months, more landing points will be added within the city aspartofthecompany’sexpansionplan.

Radisson Hotel Group continues its ambitious growth and development plan in India with the signing of 11 new hotels across brands between January and April 2023. Locatedinkeygatewaycitiesandemergingdestinations,thesenewhotelsarepresent across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ujjain, Raipur, Sonamarg, Manali, Kerala, and Visakhapatnam.

The full list of signings between January and April 2023 includes: 1) Radisson Collection Hotel Hyderabad Financial District (300 room-key) 2) Radisson Blu Resort Hyderabad Chevella (160 room-key) 3) Radisson Hotel Sonamarg 4)Radisson Hotel Sonipat (120 room-key) 5) Radisson Hotel Ujjain (150 room-key) 6) Radisson Hotel Raipur (130 room-key) 7) Radisson Hotel Visakhapatnam (120 room-key) 8) Palchan HotelandSpa,amemberofRadissonIndividualsRetreats.

Ramzy Fenianos, Chief Development Officer, APAC, Radisson Hotel Group said “India is an important market from a global strategy standpoint and solidifying our footprint here is our long-term goal. Strong wins in 2022 established a robust path for growth this year We are focused on doubling our footprint by 2025 and remain invested in identifyingtherightpartnersforsigningandopeningbrand-defininghotels.”

Commenting on the development, Zubin Saxena, Managing Director & Area Senior Vice President, South Asia, Radisson Hotel Group said “2023 marks a significant milestone for us at Radisson Hotel Group as we have successfully completed our 25yearjourneyintheIndianmarket.Totranslateourambitiousfive-yearexpansionplan, we have signed 11 new hotels since January and have a strong pipeline ahead for this year. Our focus remains on strengthening our brand structure while enabling quality hospitalityforguestsacrossIndia.”