I hope it will make more money than Uber and Lyft.
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Blade, which launched a service between Manhattan and the Hamptons in 2014, has announced it will connect the Indian city of Mumbai with heliports at the city of Pune and religious site of Shirdi.
Working with local partners Hunch Ventures, Blade will start the service in March and claims passengers will be able to swap traffic-strewn eight-hour drives into trips as short as 35 minutes.
"India's major cities are consistently ranked as the most congested in the world," Rob Wiesenthal, Blade CEO, said in a press release.
Passengers wanting to use the Blade service must download the app to their iOS or Android phone and enter credit card details.
When a passenger wants to fly, they choose either an existing flight to join at a time that works for them or crowdsource their own flight at a more convenient time.
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A US ride-sharing app for helicopters is expanding its operations to India
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Blade, which launched a service between Manhattan and the Hamptons in 2014, has announced it will connect the Indian city of Mumbai with heliports at the city of Pune and religious site of Shirdi.
Working with local partners Hunch Ventures, Blade will start the service in March and claims passengers will be able to swap traffic-strewn eight-hour drives into trips as short as 35 minutes.
"India's major cities are consistently ranked as the most congested in the world," Rob Wiesenthal, Blade CEO, said in a press release.
Passengers wanting to use the Blade service must download the app to their iOS or Android phone and enter credit card details.
When a passenger wants to fly, they choose either an existing flight to join at a time that works for them or crowdsource their own flight at a more convenient time.
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A US ride-sharing app for helicopters is expanding its operations to India
