• UK aviation Regulator is researching on the flying taxi airport.
  • 2024 Olympics will apply the air taxi to transport passengers.

In the last centuries, large commercial airplanes have connected cities across the world. And 100 years ago, it would be impossible for people to fly around the world for traveling or conferences. But it does happen. According to the data, there are over 100,000 flights taking off around the world every day. And now, we will welcome the air taxi.

Air taxis, industry authorities claim, will take riders for quick trips through the sky — as short as 10 minutes or less and as far as 100 miles or more — leaving traffic below and getting people around more safely than by car at the speed of a small airplane, yet quietly enough to talk with fellow passengers while flying. Air-taxi flights, they insist, will eventually cost no more than an Uber ride. Joby’s founder, JoeBen Bevirt believes we’re verging on a new era where we’ll begin to park our cars and fly.

Britain’s aviation regulator is studying designs for flying taxi airports. “This consultation is a big step towards enabling this new and innovative way of traveling to become part of our everyday life,” the CAA’s head of future safety and innovation, Sophie O’Sullivan, said in a statement.

CAA also said it was launching a consultation on how eVTOL airports, called “vertiports,” would fit into existing small airfields and how they would operate safely and efficiently.CAA

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Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL), also known as flying taxis or air taxis, have been touted as the future of urban air mobility. The Vertical Aerospace eVTOL takes off and lands vertically like a helicopter. Entirely electric, flights hit top speeds of 80km/h. The vertical launch means the eVTOL doesn’t require a long runway and it offers carbon-free air travel, assuming a renewable source of energy.

German company volocopter has reached an agreement with French authorities to fly passengers in Paris during the summer Olympics. It is said that five routes will be available, including a transfer between the airport and the Olympic Village. This vehicle is an electric aircraft which however, can only transport on passenger at a time. The company said the flight tickers will cost more than the average taxi fare. During the 2024 Olympics, whether demand for air taxis will sustain the business model has yet to be seen.