Abc Hotel | Helicopter Service

ABC Hotel Helicopter Service
The ABC Hotel boasts a deluxe helicopter service available to all our hotel guests.
This is the ultimate luxury in travel, and the best way to enjoy your holiday in the Philippines to the fullest.
You can stretch your legs and enjoy the tropical breeze in the destination of your choice, rather than spend all
those hours crammed into a car and suffering long travel hours.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

I want to book the helicopter. How can I do that?
To book the helicopter, contact the ABC Hotel front desk through phone, e-mail, or through our website Contact Page. Please make sure to notify us at least one day prior to your trip.

Can anyone rent this helicopter?
The ABC chopper is for exclusive use of ABC guests only. Only checked-in guests are allowed to use this service.

How much does it cost per hour?
Our helicopter service costs USD 500 per hour or USD 250 per half-hour.

What is its weight capacity and how many passengers can it carry?
The helicopter can carry up to three (3) passengers, weighing 110 kilos each (on average), together with luggage. Please note that the helicopter has limited luggage space. Your carry-on suitcase can be stowed between the two passenger seats behind the pilot, while another small bag can be stowed at the foot of the front passenger seat. If you have a large suitcase, it will take the space of one passenger.

Can I fly at any time?
The helicopter can only be flown during the day and under acceptable weather conditions for flight. The helicopter will not fly in poor weather conditions where there is a threat of low visibility and strong winds. A trip may also have to be cancelled if our pilot, Willy, feels that the weather does not want to cooperate. Keep in mind that Philippine weather is prone to changing suddenly and drastically, especially from May to January from 2 pm onwards.

THE HELICOPTER & THE PILOT

What type of helicopter do you have?

We have a brand-new Robinson R44 Raven 11.
Read more about it.

Who is the helicopter’s pilot?
ABC Hotel is proud to have as in-house pilot, Willy. He’s one of the country’s most experienced and respected pilots, and his credentials include having flown the President of the Philippines, executing helicopter stunts and camera work for movies, and thousands of hours in flight experience in different parts of the world. He has so much experience that he has even been involved in two crashes! (But none that he himself had ever caused.)

I’ve never ridden a helicopter before. Is it a safe way to travel?
A helicopter can be a very dangerous form of travel in the hands of an inexperienced pilot. Good thing our hotel has Willy! His expertise in flying our helicopter will outreach your expectations. He had even demonstrated, on one hair-raising occasion, how to land the chopper safely after switching off the engine mid-air!

Where can the helicopter take me?
Technically, you can travel anywhere in the Philippines as long as there is access to fuel.

MANILA TRIP PACKAGES

Php 12,500.00 – one way trip

Manila is a great city, populated with the best urban attractions that Philippines has to offer. Most tourists coming into the country have inevitably tried and appreciated the glitter and dazzle of the national capital. It is a rare and treasured delight, however, to appreciate Manila from an aerial perspective.

If you've ever seen, heard or experienced Manila's congested roads and heavy rush-hour traffic, then you will most certainly enjoy whizzing by the cars stuck in the traffic jams all over Manila in ABC Hotel's helicopter!

After the glittering landscape of fishnet villages, you are greeted with the poorest areas of the city. From a bird's eye view, the slums of Manila are surreal. The large number of tiny shanties standing on thin bamboo stilts along the coast is quite a sight. From slums to luxury, the metropolitan and highly-developed areas of Manila are a jarring contrast to the previous vision of abject poverty. You first see the industrial ports and shipyards along Manila Bay, and then the hotel skyscrapers lining the side of Roxas Boulevard which gives the most spectacular "bay views" from their windows. Beyond those are the towering skyscrapers of Makati and Fort Bonifacio, the business and up-class entertainment districts respectively of the national capital.

The ABC helicopter does not normally pass through the Makati skyscrapers during trips to or from Manila. However, you may request Pilot Willy to fly through the skyscrapers to spice up your trip.

There are many more landmarks and other interesting things to see in the Manila area. Just ask Willy to fly over a specific place or route if there is anything you would especially like to see.

For a comprehensive guide of the Manila Helicopter Trip, visit the Travel Glossary

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