Sri Vijaya Puram, Aug. 25: The Department of Civil Aviation, Andaman & Nicobar Administration, convened a Pre-Application Meeting with Aviation Operators interested in commencing commercial helicopter services to major tourist destinations across the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
The meeting was held on 20th August, 2025 at Sri Vijaya Puram and was attended by seven Aviation Companies. Valuable inputs and suggestions were received from the participating operators, which are under examination by the Administration. Based on these, the Administration will move forward with issuing the Request for Proposal (RFP) to finalize the operator for the introduction of commercial helicopter services in the Islands.
The last date for submission of Expressions of Interest (EOI) by aviation operators is 19th September, 2025, up to 1500 hrs. Subsequently, based on the response, the Administration will issue the RFP to take this initiative forward.