Chopper demand takes off as election season looms

Mumbai-based Flying Birds Aviation, a private charter company, has a total of four helicopters and six fixed wing small business jets. But the elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh saw the company press into service a total of 12 choppers.

Ashish Kumar, CEO of the Mumbai-based company, who hired additional choppers from its corporate clientele, said that state elections are just the beginning before the real demand kicks in before 2024 general elections.