DHL beats traffic with first express helicopter service in London
DHL EXPRESS has launched London's first scheduled helicopter delivery service.
By avoiding traffic congestion, DHL says its new helicopter service will significantly enhance the connections between key financial centres in the United States and Britain in particular. It will guarantee next-day delivery of urgent documents from New York, Boston and Chicago to London’s financial district.
With a daily flight connection from DHL’s Heathrow hub to the centre of London, the helicopter will bypass traffic and cut the journey time into Canary Wharf and the City of London by up to an hour.
A DHL Express courier will meet the helicopter, providing final deliveries to financial, consulting and legal businesses.
“This new service from DHL Express offers even greater speed and reliability to our customers,” said John Pearson, chief executive of DHL Express Europe. “For the financial and professional-services sector in particular, time really is money, so we are always looking for innovative, more efficient ways to move our customers’ shipments.
“With the first-ever scheduled delivery service by helicopter in the UK market, we are demonstrating DHL’s commitment to connect UK businesses to global markets and support them in their international trade activities.”
The new service is the third helicopter to be introduced to the DHL aviation network, after successful launches of services in New York and Los Angeles.
The DHL helicopter, a Bell 206 Jet Ranger, is operated for the company by Heli-Charter Ltd and can transport more than 300 kilograms of letters and packages.
