Forget chocolate and flowers: Uber wants to take you and your date on a free helicopter ride

by Sam Dewey
February 12, 2016

Forget chocolate and teddy bears. This Valentine’s Day,

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wants to take you and your sweetheart on a free private helicopter ride over the city.

UberCHOPPER, which has previously popped up in various markets the world over (think the Hamptons, Cannes FIlm Festival, Sundance) will be available between 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Take heed, however: the company is warning that demand will be “sky high,” and any hopefuls should expect limited availability.

Here’s how it works: using your Uber app, simply enter promo code CHOPPERCHI and select the CHOPPER option in the app during the aforementioned time and date. Then, hit request. If a helicopter is available, an Uber will pick you and your Valentine up and drive you to a helipad where you can wait for your ride. The helipad will be chocked full of drinks, apps, entertainment, and other lucky lovebirds waiting for their turn to fly through the Chicago sky.

“This is a great option for spontaneous couples looking for something fun,” Uber spokeswoman Brooke Anderson said in a statement. “Flying high above the Chicago skyline with your sweetie is quite the Valentine’s Day adventure.”

Uber is partnering with Chicago Helicopter Experience, Chicago’s only privately owned helicopter ride service, to make the helicopter dates possible.

"We want to share the Chicago Helicopter Experience with as many Chicagoans as possible,” says Trevor Heffernan, founder and CEO at Chicago Helicopter Experience in the statement. “It's intimate, exhilarating, romantic, and why we've seen over 100 proposals in-flight.”

Photo via Uber Chicago. 

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