The World's First City-wide Electric Air Taxi Service

Dubai Will Have the World's First City-wide Electric Air Taxi Service

Dubai's Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed an agreement with Skyports Infrastructure and Joby Aviation to launch passenger air taxi services.

The parties will:

– RTA – regulate services

– Joby Aviation – manufacture and operate electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts

– Skyports Infrastructure – operate vertiports (facilities for eVTOLs)

The initial network will include 4 vertiports. The air taxi will reduce journey times:

Dubai International Airport (DXB) – Palm Jumeirah from 45 mins by car to 10 mins

Dubai welcomed a record 17 million international visitors in 2023.

It rose by 19.4% compared to 2022, exceeding the pre-pandemic figures.

Average Hotel Occupancy 

– 77.4% in 2023

– 72.9% in 2022

– 75.3% in 2019

Abu Dhabi International Airport has officially changed its name to Zayed International Airport.

In December 2023, it served 117 travel destinations, compared to 100 year-on-year.

New Terminal A welcomed 4.48 million passengers in its first 60 days.