Flying taxis City firm hopes to start airport routes from 2028

ELECTRIC flying taxis may become available to London airport passengers from 2028, a Bristol-based company has announced.

- Mathilde GRANDJEAN

Vertical Aerospace hopes its Valo electric flying taxis will be in service in 2028

(Vertical Aerospace)

Vertical Aerospace hopes its Valo aircraft, which has a capacity for up to six passengers, can get regulatory approval in three years with the first planned commercial routes to include airport-to-city centre connections.

"Valo is the aircraft that turns electric flight into a commercial reality clean, quiet, fast and engineered for everyday service," Vertical Aerospace chief executive Stuart Simpson said in a statement yesterday.

"It marks a new dawn in transport, one that will connect people in minutes, not hours."

Planned destinations for flying taxis departing from Canary Wharf include London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Cambridge, Oxford and Bicester.