Brits could soon travel by flying drone taxi between two Spanish holiday hotspots
BRITS could soon travel by flying drone taxi between two Spanish holiday hotspots.
Crisalion Mobility has unveiled plans to introduce air taxis on the Costa del Sol by 2030.
The drone powered air taxi will have capacity for five passengers plus the pilot and will cruise at a speed of 180 kilometres per hour.
The ground breaking technology allow a new generation of commuters and tourists to wave goodbye to public transport and congestion around Malaga and Marbella.
But the technology comes at a price, with fares to range between €150 and €200.
Crisalion Mobility’s CEO, Carlos Poveda, shared in an interview with Cadena Ser that the company is already working on implementing the first flying taxi in Malaga.
Meanwhile a Californian company has signed a deal with Dubai which could see tourists ferried across the UAE city by flying taxi from next year.
The luxury means of travel will involve paying passengers booking their desired trip through an app and waiting at “vertiports”, similar to today’s airports, for a propeller-powered taxi to pick them up.
Each VTOL aircraft will be able to carry four passengers and one pilot.
Travelling at speeds of up to 198 miles per hour, customers will enjoy a unique view of Dubai while making their way to their destinations.
According to Joby Aviation, the US company behind the all-electric aircraft, a flight from Dubai Airport to the glitzy tree-shaped island of Palm Jumeirah will take just 10 minutes by air taxi.
Founder and CEO of Joby Aviation JoeBen Bevirt said it was an honour to partner with Dubai’s government to demonstrate the value of sustainable air travel to the world.