Vietnam to have first helicopter ride-hailing service
Vietnamese ride-hailing firm FastGo on April 11 announced its plan to launch the country’s first helicopter ride-hailing service - FastSky - in Hanoi by the end of this month.
FastGo will launch the country’s first helicopter ride-hailing service - FastSky - in Hanoi by the end of this month. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese ride-hailingfirm FastGo on April 11 announced its plan to launch the country’s firsthelicopter ride-hailing service - FastSky - in Hanoi by the end of thismonth.
FastGo said it has cooperated with a prestigioushelicopter firm in Vietnam, which declined to be named. This co-brandingproject will provide customers with a helicopter ride-hailing servicethrough an app, and will also aim to promote tourism in northernprovinces.
FastGo said FastSky services will includeSkyTour, which will offer sightseeing tours of 12, 25 or 40 minutes fromHanoi to Ha Long Bay, and other tours.
In addition, it will provide SkySOS inwhich helicopters will land on skyscrapers in Hanoi to pick up patients inemergencies. Customers will also enjoy SkyWedding services that provide weddingphotography at Ha Long Bay and Tuan Chau island.
Private tours for tourism, exploration andwork will also be offered by SkyPlus services inthe allowable air space.
A representative from the helicopter providersaid tourism and transport services by helicopter had become a trendaround the world.
“In Vietnam, with our 30 years of experience inoperating and providing safe and effective helicopter services, we are capableof providing world-class helicopter services to the Vietnamese market. The cooperationwith FastGo will help customers manage their flight schedule andmake payments,” he said.
Nguyen Huu Tuat, founder of FastGo, said theirnew services aim to promote Vietnam’s tourism to local and foreignvisitors. FastSky services will bring premium services in the mostconvenient and simple way, while customers will have morechoices for transport demand and other needs.
FastSky allows customers to book flights andmake payments in advance by bank card. In addition, customers can pay bycredit card by installment for periods of three months,six months or one year at zero interest rate, supported by the VIMO VietnamJoint Stock Company.
FastGo and the helicopter company are completingfinal procedures to prepare for the launch of the service.
FastGo, a subsidiary of Vietnamese technologystart-up NextTech Group, began operation in June last year.
It expanded its operation toMyanmar last December and plans to launch operations in Singaporethis month and in five other countries in the region by the end of this year.
With some 60,000 drivers, the companyis the second most popular ride-hailing firm in Vietnam afterGrab.-VNA
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FastGo will launch the country’s first helicopter ride-hailing service - FastSky - in Hanoi by the end of this month. (Photo: VNA) 
