IMAGINE!!! You are in hurry and want to reach a place very urgently & took a flight and yes you are there!! & Reached your destination in just few minutes…. Yes, it is possible now, to arrive at your terminus without any delay, without the concern of traffic, weather condition or anything. And this miracle is due to a very revolutionary method for passenger transportation that is…” THE AIR TAXI”. Prominently known as “air cabs” or “air shuttles” , these flying taxis are very convenient and customer friendly.
These are small commercial aircrafts which facilitates flights on shorter routes on demand. They are very innovative and cherish able means of transport. They have brought plenty of advantages to the commuters.
THE ARRIVAL OF AIR TAXI IN INDIA
For the first time, on 14th January 2021, the Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated India’s first air taxi service at Chandigarh Airport under the UDAN scheme of the central government.
The route of the very first contented flight was from Chandigarh to Hisar Airport. It was later scheduled between various airports.
On 18th January Hisar-Dehradun, on 23rd January Chandigarh-Dehradun and Hisar -Dharamshala. It is further planning to include other routes like Shimla, kullu, etc.
Notable Features
Its notable and valuable features is it requires little investment and furthermore provides time and cost savings over the entire journey. These fascinating aircrafts take off and land vertically. They are used to transport passengers or goods or for sightseeing. It has a capacity of 3 passengers and a pilot. Instead of ATF (Aviation Turbine Fuel), it can fly on Avgas or 92 octane petroleum, with the cruise speeds of about 150 mph. It is a very useful method for smart travellers.
Following are the advantages of the air taxi:
HIGH SPEED: It is a quick way of transport because there’s comparatively low traffic. It can easily carry passengers and goods from one place to another.
AFFORDABLE SERVICE: There is no need for constructing roads or tracks, only airports have to be constructed.
Greater FLEXIBILITY in travel schedule.
REDUCES TIME: There’s no bag check fees, no missed connections, no lines and no waiting. It saves a lot of time and we know, nowadays time is money.
They don’t need a longer runway as they take off and land Quickly (STOL) & Some Vertically (VTOL)
Airbus Vahana, UberAir, Volocopter, Workhouse Surefly, Ethang 184, Lilium and Joby are some air taxi companies across the world.
THESE AIR TAXIS ARE LIKE CAR SERVICES….WITH WINGS !
They fly on our destination, on our schedule, on plane of choice. This air taxi market is ready to change the travel worldwide.
Write Up by :- Mahesh Darkunde
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