BLADE SAFETY

The safety and security of our fliers are of paramount importance to us. We leave no stone unturned to deliver the highest standards of health and operational safety to our fliers.

BLADE FLIGHT SAFETY

How BLADE India Selects Its Operators

  • BLADE partners and operators who own, operate, and maintain the helicopters, have been specifically chosen based on their experience in ensuring the highest level of safety standards, equipment maintenance, and operating protocols.

  • They have all been vetted by third-party rotorcraft industry experts.

  • All of our operators comply with the mandatory DGCA & other statutory regulations and are audited by senior advisors like Indian Air Force veteran Air Marshal VK ‘Jimmy’ Bhatia.

BLADE FLIER SECURITY

  • BLADE India digitally verifies all flier information including details like their weight and how much baggage they are carrying, so the team can guide and ensure the fliers fall within the prescribed specifications of the stringent operation mandates.

  • BLADE India reserves the right to prohibit or disembark fliers from flying who are unruly, intoxicated, disruptive, or otherwise unfit to fly in the sole determination of BLADE India and/or its operators.

  • To maintain flier safety, cigarette smoking, electronic cigarette smoking, and vaping are prohibited in the BLADE Lounges and in our aircraft.

HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS

Industry-leading health and safety protocols designed by our JV partners, BLADE USA and the government of India are in place to protect our fliers from the further spread of COVID – 19. We are continually monitoring the latest technology and procedures from around the world to ensure the health, safety, and security of our passengers.

All passengers, pilots, crew (if applicable), and BLADE employees must undergo the following:

  • Touchless temperature checks
  • Wear masks and face shields (and sanitary gloves for pilots and employees)
  • All aircraft interiors are electrostatically decontaminated using an airline-grade fogging system before every flight.

Helicopters

All the standard protocols above plus:

  • Helicopter headphones (utilized on certain aircraft) are sanitized before each flight and microphones removed.

  • Depending on passenger weight, height, and age (e.g. children), BLADE makes appropriate changes to enable additional physical distancing and seating capacity.