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Uber taxi in Bangkok and you may get a Uber Chopper helicopter instead

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Uber taxi in Bangkok and you may get a Uber Chopper helicopter instead
BY ANDREW J. WOOD, ETN THAILAND

BANGKOK: -- Uber Technologies Inc, the smartphone-based ride-sharing service company, has chosen Bangkok as the first city in Southeast Asia to introduce a one-day free trial for its helicopter service.

Thailand is among its three fastest-growing markets for its taxi app service in Southeast Asia.

Bangkokians will have the chance to get a free tour in the helicopter on Sunday according to the Bangkok Post.

The California-based company aims to expand into more innovative products.

Uber will offer free helicopter rides on demand to Bangkok customers on Sunday from 11am to 3pm.

Full story: http://www.eturbonews.com/60371/uber-taxi-bangkok-and-you-may-get-uber-chopper-helicopter-instea

-- eTN 2015-06-18

It will have to be free, it would be a very easy prosecution if a chopper was working commercially without all the regulatory approvals.

"..Uber will offer free helicopter rides on demand to Bangkok customers on Sunday from 11am to 3pm."

Soooo 4 or 5 (preselected) Hi So's will get a free ride 'on demand' BFD

Emergency services and police, take note. Helicopter ambulances: the answer to Bangkok's snarled-traffic and thoughtless-driver syndrome.

It will have to be free, it would be a very easy prosecution if a chopper was working commercially without all the regulatory approvals.

That's a bizarre thing to say. What could possibly make you think this "chopper" lacks any regulatory approvals?

Regards, Wordgoerdie

Hope someone on the forum who will be in Bangkok on Sunday has a go at this and gets it...get to it TV'ers!!

Judging by the 500 baht they charged me to go from Viphawadee Rangsit Road through to Don Mueang, (about 120 baht with a normal taxi) they will not have to charge extra for the chopper service.. Use Uber in my country but Uber in Thailand I would not use again. Is Uber even legal in Thailand now?

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