Drones, helicopters to create billion air trips in India soon: Jayant Sinha

Minister's comments come on the heels of a spate of flight cancellations, due to grounding of planes with A320 neo engines

Passenger drones, among other forms of flying machines, will play a large part in achieving the government's goal of a billion passenger air trips a year, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha has said.

He said a billion passenger trips in the near future will come not only from present-day narrow-bodied and wide-bodied aircraft, but also from a greater use of passenger drones, helicopters, turboprops and seaplanes, Sinha said on Wednesday at a conclave held by the All India Management Association.

The government seems to be taking a cue from the growing buzz around personalized flights on passenger