Neil Hansford says operators around Australia face pressures after a fall in patronage during pandemic
– of five minutes – was priced at less than $100 per person, while trips lasting more than an hour were also available.“So the helicopter lands, you get the people off, then the next group of people are out … [the pilot] takes off, does a five-minute circuit, comes back and does it all again.”Hansford said despite the Gold Coast tragedy, commercial helicopter flights are extremely safe across Australia: “The engineering standards are high. The pilot qualifications are high.
Geoffrey Thomas, the editor-in-chief of Airlineratings.com, said helicopters were built for quick, short-distance flights and these kinds of accidents were extremely rare. He said while it was too early to speculate on the cause of the crash, investigators would probably be assessing whether there were any distractions on board.
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