The roads are full, India looks up

A Bengaluru start-up is taking urban mobility to the skies with a made-for-India air taxi

- By Chiranti Sengupta

Last month, a travel blogger's viral post highlighted Bengaluru's traffic woes. She was still stuck on the road after dropping a friend to the airport, while the friend had already landed in Dubai. The post sparked fresh conversation about the city's gridlock. With commutes like this, is it time to look beyond road transport for faster, smarter ways to travel?

According to Adrian Schmidt, Co-founder and CEO of Sarla Aviation, the answer is yes, and urgently so.