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{{Short description|Indian commercial seaplane service}}
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'''Jal Hans''' is a commercial seaplane service based in the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] of India. It is a pilot project that was launched on 30 December 2010 by the then [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Indian Civil Aviation Minister]], [[Praful Patel]], at [[Juhu Aerodrome]] in [[Mumbai]]. The airline is jointly owned by [[Pawan Hans]], India's largest helicopter services provider,<ref name = "ET1">{{cite news|title=ONGC to raise stake to 49% in Pawan Hans |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/energy/oil--gas/ongc-to-raise-stake-to-49-in-pawan-hans/articleshow/7172590.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date= 27 December 2010|access-date=27 January 2011}}</ref> and the Andaman and Nicobar administration and is run on an equal profit and loss basis between them.<ref name = "IE1">{{cite news|title=India’s seaplane makes its debut, takes off to the Andamans |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/India-s-seaplane-makes-its-debut--takes-off-to-the-Andamans/729989 |work=[[The Indian Express]]|date= 28 December 2010|access-date=23 January 2011}}</ref><ref name = "ZN1">{{cite news|title=First Indian seaplane service launched |url=http://www.zeenews.com/news677084.html |publisher=[[Zee News]] |date= 27 December 2010|access-date=23 January 2011}}</ref>

==Overview==
Jal Hans is India's first commercial seaplane service.<ref name = "TH1">{{cite news|title=First seaplane service launched |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article995915.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date= 27 December 2010|access-date=27 January 2011}}</ref> The service currently has one six-year-old [[Cessna 208|Cessna 208 A]], an [[amphibious aircraft]] that cost around [[Indian Rupees|Rs.]] 80 million that has the capability of landing on most calm waters.<ref name = "TH1"/> It aims to promote tourism and connectivity by connecting far flung islands and backwaters with the mainland in a country that has a 7400-kilometre long shoreline. Initially Jal Hans started flying from [[Port Blair]] to [[Havelock Island]], where a waterdrome infrastructure is being installed and then [[Diglipur]], again at a waterdrome.

The first flight from Port Blair to Havelock Island took place on 24 January 2011, and was inaugurated by the [[Governors of states of India|Lieutenant Governor]] of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, [[Bhopinder Singh]]. Waterdrome facilities include speed boats to ferry passengers from the sea shore to the pontoons with a capacity of 10 passengers, sanitation, an inflatable boat and an inflatable jetty.<ref name="IE1" /><ref name="ZN1" /><ref name="IBN1">{{cite news|title=Commercial seaplane service begins in Andaman |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/commercial-seaplane-service-begins-in-andaman/546084.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014073045/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/commercial-seaplane-service-begins-in-andaman/546084.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 October 2012 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN|IBN]] |date= 24 January 2011|access-date=27 January 2011}}</ref>

Jal Hans has exclusive rights to service Andaman and Nicobar Islands for a period of five years.<ref name = "TH1"/>

==Expansion==
The airline expects to expand to [[Lakshadweep Islands]], backwaters in [[Kerala]], [[Gujarat]], [[Sundarbans]] in [[West Bengal]] and [[Puri]] in [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] soon.<ref name = "ZN1"/>

==Destinations==
Jal Hans currently flies to the following destinations
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| [[India]]
| [[Port Blair]]
| [[Veer Savarkar International Airport]]
| {{airline hub}}
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| [[India]]
| [[Diglipur]]
| [[INS Kohassa]]
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| [[India]]
| [[Havelock Island]]
| [[Havelock Island|Havelock Waterdrome]]
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| [[India]]
| [[Little Andaman]]
| [[Little Andaman|Hut Bay Waterdrome]]
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==Fleet==
As of January 2011 Jal Hans fleet includes:

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!In Service
!Passengers (Economy)
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|[[Cessna 208|Cessna 208 A]]
|1
|8
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|'''Total'''
|'''1'''
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</center>

==Pawan Helicopters==
The Andaman and Nicobar Administration and [[Pawan Hans|Pawan Hans Limited]] in collaboration operate regular Helicopter services for Inter-Island Transport In Andaman. Pawan Hans Ltd. flies a 10-seater [[Eurocopter_AS365_Dauphin|Dauphin 365 N]] Helicopter.
<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.andamanbeacon.com/helicopter-andaman |title=Helicopter Service Andaman |work=andamanbeacon.com |access-date=2020-09-22 }}</ref> Pawan Hans owns 49 % of jal Hans.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.rediff.com/business/report/ongc-to-hike-pawan-hans-stake-ntpc-to-invest-rs-55-cr/20101227.htm |title=Rediff.com » Business » ONGC to hike Pawan Hans stake, NTPC to invest Rs 55 cr ONGC to hike Pawan Hans stake, NTPC to invest Rs 55 cr |work=rediff.com |access-date=2020-09-22}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Kerala Seaplane]]
* [[List of airlines of India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Airlines of India}}

[[Category:Airlines of India]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 2010]]
[[Category:Seaplane operators]]
[[Category:2010 establishments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2010]]
[[Category:Companies based in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]

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