They request an unnecessary 80,000 helicopter flight that survives New York
New Naghara and Political Organizations in New York asks Unnecessary helicopters are prohibited On a great apple that adds 80,000 flights annually, hours after that Five Spanish tourists and the pilot lost their lives when their helicopter crashed into the waters of the Hudson River.
Organization Seal This guarantees, every year, There are 60,000 unnecessary helicopters That leaves a city New York And that, if you take into account flights that fly over the large apples, but leave the city of Jersey – on the other side of the river – “there are about 80,000 flights of non -issue helicopters in the capital area in New York every year.”
Melissa Elchestin, Chairman of the Organization, confirmed that the number can be greater because they cannot obtain information from private helicopters. the Unnecessary flights The city, tourism flights, or flights to move from airports near Manhattan or from New York to the Hamptons area of beaches in New York or Atlantic City –New Jersey-.
Elstein emphasizes that this type of transport is increasingly popular with better knowledge of calls.Air taxis‘ “Before that, to fly with helicopters, most people hire or have. code It is basically similar to the uber of the heavens, only joint, “explains.
“Risked” and is harmful to health
goal Seal Since 2014, it is to finish unnecessary helicopters to “” “” “They are very risky In the city, the most intense population in the United States. “They are very contaminated. They waste a lot of fuel. “The particles increase in the atmosphere and are very noisy, which also represents a healthy danger and anxiety about the quality of life,” says Elchetein.
They also joined the voices of the petition within the municipal assembly, such as Brad Hileman Sigoul, and the municipal legislator Chris Marti, from the southern end of Manhattan.
This Friday, the mayor of New York, Eric AdamsI excluded the ban on the tourist helicopters, although in the fox chain confirmed that what the city should do Make sure these trips are safe. A statement described by Elstin as “not sensitive.”
“People come to New York to make tourism in several different roads, and a very small minority participates in the tourist flights. So that we can close this work, and people will continue to do tourism in New York in a safer and more respectable environment,” he settled.
