Helicopter passengers flying to Nice International Airport in France can now go through security clearance on the helipad side of the airport and then connect directly to commercial flights, according to Blade Air Mobility. This eliminates the need to join general security screening lines at the airport when arriving at Nice Airport via helicopter from nearby cities in the south of France.
Blade also announced that it has appointed Rémi Bouysset as CEO of Blade Europe. Bouysset has decades of experience in the luxury travel industry, including with CWT, Hogg Robinson Group France, and cruise line Ponant, where he was head of the Global Partners & Charters division. Before taking on the new role, he was CEO of Monacair Group, Blade’s operating partner in France and Monaco. Benoît Cocheteux also joined Blade Europe recently as COO.
According to Bouysset, “The addition of the new helipad-side security screening at Nice Airport not only enhances time savings and convenience for our passengers but also allows us to scale our airport transfer services as we transition to quiet, emission-free, electric vertical aircraft.”
Typical cities that Blade flies to Nice from include Monaco, Cannes, St. Tropez, Geneva, and Courchevel.