At this year’s Pacific Airshow , deep-pocketed attendees hoping to bypass dreaded traffic will be able to opt for a short, scenic helicopter ride to Huntington Beach.

Code Four, the air show’s operator, has partnered with the aviation company Maverick Helicopters to provide passenger service to and from Surf City for the first time in the event’s nine-year history.

“We wanted to bring more aviation elements to the beach,” said Kevin Elliot, the chief executive officer of Code Four. “If you take the magic of the air show and the magic of the beach, that’s the secret sauce that makes the Pacific Airshow so special.”

Elliot said the helicopter transport service is part of a broader effort to showcase urban air mobility vehicles and other “new and emerging technology” in transportation.

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