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News Report Three
新闻报道三
India launched its helicopter taxi service on Monday,
印度周一推出了直升机出租车服务，
promising to ferry customers the 40 miles between Bangalore's Electronic City tech hub and the International Airport terminal in 15 minutes.
承诺在15分钟内为客户提供班加罗尔电子城科技中心和国际机场航站楼之间40英里的运送。
Customers can book their helicopter ride through a mobile app.
客户可以通过移动应用程序预订直升机旅行。
The service, which claims to be the first of its kind in India, offers only one route, but Bangalore airport will add more once it gets approval.
这项服务声称是印度首项此类服务，只提供一条路线，但是一旦获得批准，班加罗尔机场将增加更多（路线）。
Helicopter taxi is not an affordable option for many travelers.
直升机出租车对许多出行者来说不是一个负担得起的选择。
A car ride for the same journey costs less than half as much.
同样的旅程，乘坐汽车的费用还不到一半。
But Bangalore airport says it is a competitive alternative to a car ride for tech executives in a hurry.
但班加罗尔机场表示，对于赶时间的科技高管来说，这是比乘车更有竞争力的选择。
"A large number of high-class travelers, including CEOs, have to spend more than three hours by road to get there -- and that is a loss of time," a Bangalore airport spokesperson said.
“包括CEO在内的一大批高级旅客，要经过三个多小时的车程才能到达那里，这是浪费时间，”班加罗尔机场发言人说。
"This is not a low cost option, but it is an option," she added.
她补充说，“这不是一个低成本的选择，但这是一个选择。”
The helicopters ferried around eight customers to the airport on their first day.
直升机第一天就把大约8名旅客运送到机场。
The company that owns and operates the service is called Thumby Aviation.
拥有并运营这项服务的公司名为Thumby航空。
It previously specialized in private charter flights for government officials.
它以前专门为公职人员包机。
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
根据刚才所听新闻报道回答5-7题。
Question 5: What is Bangalore airport trying to do about the helicopter taxi service?
问题5: 班加罗尔机场试图对直升机出租车服务做些什么？
Question 6: What do we learn from the news report about the helicopter taxi ride?
问题6: 我们从新闻报道中了解到关于直升机出租车的什么信息？
Question 7: Who are the targeted customers of the helicopter taxi service?
问题7: 直升机出租车服务的目标客户是谁？
