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Flying taxis are set to shuttle passengers from Heathrow to cities in the South of England for the price of an Uber cab in just four years’ time, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Passengers arriving at Heathrow could take an electric air ‘taxi’ to London’s Canary Wharf in just 13 minutes for about £50 per passenger. A Uber journey costs £46.
An air taxi from Heathrow to Cambridge would take 28 minutes and cost £58, compared with £102 for a 90-minute taxi or £52 for a two-hour train journey.
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The ambitious project is being masterminded by Bristol firm Vertical Aerospace in partnership with the Virgin Atlantic airline and Heathrow.
Vertical Aerospace boss Stephen Fitzpatrick, who previously founded energy supplier Ovo, said he plans to revolutionise Britain’s transport network. The company estimates that air taxis produce lower carbon emissions per mile than petrol cars or electric vehicles.
In what Mr Fitzpatrick described as a ‘major milestone’ for electric flights, Vertical Aerospace has agreed a partnership with Heathrow to help launch the first air taxi flights by 2025.
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