Amarnath Yatra: Advance online booking of heli tickets begins from Apr 25

Jammu, Apr 24: Advance online booking of heli tickets for this year’s Amarnath Yatra will begin from April 25.

‘’Advance online booking of helicopter tickets for Yatra 2017 will commence at 1000 hrs on April 25,’’ Umang Narula, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) today told Governor N N Vohra, who is also the chairman of the Board.

He said that the SASB has finalised arrangements with UTAir India Pvt Ltd and Global Vectra Helicorp Ltd for the Neelgrath-Panjtarni-Neelgrath sector and with Himalayan Heli Services Pvt Ltd for the Pahalgam-Panjtarni-Pahalgam sector for providing helicopter services for Shri Amarnath Yatra commencing on June 29.

The CEO further informed that the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for online booking of heli tickets have been formulated within the parameters of Air Traffic Services Regulations.

‘’Advance online booking for helicopter tickets will commence on April 25 through the website of the respective heli operators (www.utair-India.com, www.onlineglobalhelicorp, and www.himalayanheli.com) while the guidelines for booking the heli tickets are available on the Board’s website, http://www.shriamarnathjishrine.com,’’ he asserted.

It was informed that the links of heli operators websites for booking of heli tickets are available on the Board’s website http://www.shriamarnathjishrine.com.

Simultaneously, advance booking through the appointed travel agents will also commence on April 25, 2017.

Mr Narula however, said that per passenger one way heli fare for Yatra 2017 has been fixed at Rs 1,715 (inclusive of all taxes) for Neelgrath-Panjtarni and Rs 2,950 (inclusive of all taxes) for the Pahalgam-Panjtarni sectors.