Port Blair, May 20: The Chief Secretary, A&N Administration inaugurated the newly constructed HDPE Floating Jetty at Havelock at 12 P.M. today the 20th May, 2013. With this facility, Seaplane can now be parked close to the shore at HDPE floating Jetty and the passengers can directly board the Seaplane by using the HDPE walkway.
The Seaplane services was introduced in A & N Islands on 30th December, 2010 by inducting a Cessna Caravan 208 Amphibian Seaplane on wet-lease from M/s MEHAIR (P) Ltd., with this land mark achievement the A&N Administration became the first in India to operate seaplane services. Following the footprints many other States like Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Goa are now planning to introduce Seaplane services in their respective states. The Services run by the Administration has proved to be very successful. So far nearly 25000 Passengers availed the services, out of which 6500 were tourists.