A private helicopter service was launched at Atam Vallabh Janpath, Sidhwan Canal Road, on Friday.
Punjab sports and youth affairs minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi inaugurated the service.
Deputy commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma and commissioner of police Naunihal Singh said that the services would give impetus to the overall development of the region.
Mahesh Goel, MD Janpath Estates, who has rented out two helicopters said the service will come at ₹1.25 lakh (plus GST) for one hour of flying.
The helicopters will be available for flying to Chandigarh, Delhi, Dharamshala, Dehradun, Jammu and Kashmir, Kasauli, Manali, Shimla, and Jaipur, he added.
