Paris Airport Group “sold thousands of tickets”
1 passenger on board… cost is doubled
During the 2024 Paris Olympics, a ‘flying taxi’ will be piloted. The cost is expected to be around 110 euros (about 160,000 won), twice as much as a regular Paris taxi.
Augustin de Romanet, CEO of the Paris Airport Group (ADP), appeared on French radio France Rempo on the 16th and said, “The biggest attraction of the Paris Olympics will undoubtedly be the pilot flight of a taxi in the sky.” revealed He introduced that the fare would be around 110 euros, saying, “I will sell thousands of (ride) tickets at a very reasonable price.”
The small ‘air taxi’ to be operated by ADP will be operated from July 26 to August 11 next year, when the Paris Olympics will be held, between Saint-Cyr-L’Ecole in the southwest of Paris and Le Bourget in the northeastern outskirts, and between Le Bourget and the Seine River in Austerlitz in the southeast of Paris. is going to go to One pilot and one passenger appear to be on board.
CEO De Romane predicted that the global vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) market would grow explosively in 2028-2029, predicting that the Paris Olympics would be a good opportunity to examine the economic feasibility of air taxis. He said, “When people’s lives are at stake, air taxis can save lives at high speed.”
The air taxi model was ‘Volocity’ (pictured) developed by Volocopter, a German urban air mobility company. “(Air taxis) are subject to European Union (EU) aviation regulations, but the problem is not so big in terms of regulation,” the British daily Guardian reported.
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