Beat the traffic - enjoy the Cheltenham Festival in PremiAir style

PremiAir, the award-winning executive helicopter charter operator, is offering a time-saving and stress-free alternative to congested motorways and restrictive rail timetables for the pinnacle of the National Hunt Season - the Cheltenham Festival next month, March 16 - 19.

Savvy race-goers can fly direct to the Gloucestershire racecourse from anywhere in the UK within a flying distance of 200 miles. PremiAir will source all the relevant permissions and landing slots. Chartering an AS355 Twin Squirrel helicopter, with seating for up to four passengers, will cost from just £495 per passenger (day return fare for any day of the Festival) leaving from PremiAir’s base in Denham, with a flying time of just 35-minutes. From The London Heliport in south London, flying time to Cheltenham is just 45-minutes.

Last year, PremiAir operated more than 15 charters to Cheltenham and it is anticipating even greater demand this year. The first-class PremiAir service provides quality every inch of the way, with luxurious accommodation in all-club class seats, plenty of space for hats and hat boxes and a well stocked bar.

The Cheltenham Festival produces a unique atmosphere amongst race-goers and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever. Jump racing’s favourite fixture is back on the 16th March with the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle being fiercely contested between Kyber Kim and Go Native. The big race on the 17th, St. Patrick’s Day, is The Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase, which will see Master Minded going for a hat-trick. Thursday 18th is Ladies Day, including fantastic fashion, top class jump racing featuring the Ladbrokes World Hurdle and a Ladies only charity race in aid of Cancer Research UK. The Festival culminates on Friday 19th with the biggest day in the racing calendar – The Cheltenham Gold Cup. All eyes will be on stablemates Denman and Kauto Star as they square up for their third Gold Cup clash.

PremiAir was named ‘Best Executive Aviation Company’ at the Business Travel 2010 Awards in January, adding to previous accolades including Buying Business Travel’s Best Executive Aviation Provider (Diamond Award Winner) in 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 and Luxury Travel Best Private Charter Company 2008.

For further information and quotes, please contact PremiAir Sales:
Tel No: +44 (0) 1895 830900
Email: info@premiair-aviation.com
Web: www.premiair-aviation.com

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Editor’s Notes:

• Established 30 years ago, PremiAir is the UK’s largest Executive Helicopter Charter and Management company. It has bases at Denham, Blackbushe, Oxford and Farnborough Airports in the UK

• PremiAir is privately owned by the von Essen Group and is a sister company of von Essen Hotels, which owns and operates 28 luxury hotels throughout the UK and Europe.

• PremiAir also manages and operates The London Heliport at Battersea, which remains the UK capital’s only commercial heliport. New ultra modern business aviation terminal facilities will be opening in 2010 connected to a luxury 5 star hotel development.

• PremiAir flies approximately 4,000 charter hours a year with its modern fleet of Sikorsky S76s and Eurocopter Twin Squirrels. It has 18 Executive Helicopters on management programmes, providing turnkey services to their owners.

• PremiAir’s maintenance business is also an FAA, EASA, CAA Part 145-approved organization; it is a Sikorsky Service Centre for the S76 (all models), a Bell Customer Service Facility for Bell 222, 230 and 430 and is a Hawker Beechcraft Authorised Service Centre for their Beechcraft Model range. PremiAir is one of the largest Eurocopter maintenance centres in Europe supporting EC155, AS365 Dauphin and AS355 Twin Squirrel. The company also provides support services on the AgustaWestland 109 model range and is a Pratt & Whitney Canada recognised maintenance facility and a distributor for Honeywell, Rockwell Collins and numerous other equipment vendors.

• PremiAir boasts Part 21J and G design and manufacturer approvals for aircraft modifications. With a large and experienced design office team, the company provides full refurbishment and upgrade services on most executive helicopter types and a wide range of fixed wing aircraft, including the full Beechcraft model range. Fixed wing aircraft are maintained at a new facility at Oxford Airport, which opened in October 2008.

• PremiAir is a leading player in the provision of pilots to the UK Police Forces with contracts with UK / Ireland Police Air Support units.

• PremiAir Global is the company’s aircraft sales and brokerage business. It specialises in acquiring and selling new and used helicopters and business jets and is based at Farnborough Airport, UK.