Need a ride in busy Beijing? Dial-a-chopper takes off


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  • Tuesday, 19 May 2015

UP UP AND AWAY: More than 10,000 applicants signed-up for the helicopter service using Didi Kuaidi's platform, but only 100 managed to hail a ride, Lv Gang, Reignwood Star's marketing chief, said.

BEIJING: A trial helicopter hailing service jointly launched by Chinese general aviation operator Reignwood Star Co Ltd and China's biggest taxi hailing platform proved a hit at the weekend in the congested capital of Beijing, the operator said. 

More than 10,000 applicants signed-up for the helicopter service using Didi Kuaidi's platform, but only 100 managed to hail a ride, Lv Gang, Reignwood Star's marketing chief, told Reuters. 

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