France to test ‘flying taxis’ from next year, say operators

A drone-like, fully-electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle (VTOL) dubbed VoloCity was chosen for a trial with flying taxis at the Pontoise-Cormeilles-en-Vexin aerodrome some 90 minutes northwest of Paris by car, operators said. — Volocopter

CORMEILLES-EN-VEXIN, France: “Flying taxis” will start taking off from an aerodrome north of Paris as soon as next June, operators said, in a trial ahead of a vast tourist influx for the 2024 Olympics.

The experiment will take place at the Pontoise-Cormeilles-en-Vexin aerodrome some 90 minutes northwest of the capital by car, according to a joint announcement by the Ile-de-France region, airports operator Groupe ADP and the RATP public transport agency.