Flying south for a thrill
Throwing oneself out into mid-air, falling ...
falling ... and being pulled back at the last minute by a rubber rope does not appeal to everyone.
But for 35 people who have booked seats on a special Mount Cook Airline flight next Monday, bungi-jumping is the way to go. The new Queenstown enterprise is run by the pioneer of bungijumping, Mr A. J. Hackett. The 35 thrill-seekers, including two radio an-
nouncers, James Daniels and Ken Ellis, will fly from Christchurch to Queenstown to leap 40m off a bridge over the Kawarau River.
They are paying $75 to jump from the bridge with a rubber rope round
their ankles to stop their fall.
Mount Cook Airline sold all seats on the flight in two days, and will consider further flights if demand continues.
Bungi-jumping received international attention last year when Mr Hackett did an unauthorised jump off the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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Press, 9 December 1988, Page 2
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