A helicopter Shuttle for BMW customers

On Tuesday evening, he heard it for the first Time: a loud roar over the rooftops, was that of a helicopter. "As the disruption of the ceremony repeated in the evening for the second Time, I began to wonder," says a local resident on the Krummibuckweg in Dielsdorf.

He looked out the window and saw the small aircraft in the industrial area on the other side of the tracks land. When he went there to look, he discovered on the site of the BMW group, four helicopters and a Car, and a crowd of people. On the following evenings helicopters over the residential area brummten approximately between 17.30 and 19.30.

experience for customers

The BMW Group Brand Experience Center leads by 8. to 18. April an Event, the customer is the latest car to visit the models and try it out. Then you will be flown by helicopter to Hinwil to the traffic safety center of the TCS, which has exercise facilities like curves and circular orbits with sliding pad as well as water hazards and spin simulator. There, instructors lead with the customer in various driving exercises.

"With the helicopter flight, we want to create for our customers an additional thrilling experience," said Sandro Kälin of the group communication. The return trip to Dielsdorf successes by Car.

Financial compensation of flights

but the flights together to go over a distance of 40 kilometers with the sustainability, which the car manufacturer on the flags? The group is striving to reduce the CO2 of its cars, as well as the energy and material consumption in the production steadily.

One is the environmental pollution through the flights to be well aware of, says Kälin. Therefore, the company will compensate for the emissions caused financially. The residents and businesses of Industriestrasse had been informed with a Letter about the Events, as well as the flights.

Rarely so frequently

By the project in the municipality of Dielsdorf had knowledge. Since the night's sleep is respected, have seen security chief Ruben Schmid no reason to raise objections, it shall notify municipal clerk, Marco Renggli.

helicopter take-offs and landings are, with some restrictions, in principle, also outside of airports permitted. But they have to be at the cantonal office for transport logged on. It always come back that company to perform single flights, says communications officer Markus Gerber. In this heaping manner, as well as with BMW at the moment, but it was an exception.

The noise-plagued residents, who don't want to be called by the name, has understanding for the Fun of the car dealer. In times, in which all the time from the energy saving spoken of will should not be admitted, he says. To hold "only for the amusement of the customers flights is unnecessary and reckless." (Tages-Anzeiger)

Created: 15.04.2019, 09:57 PM