Dubai’s Flying Taxis Will Start With Airports, Resorts, and Business Districts

Dubai’s flying taxis will initially serve airport transfers, resorts, and business districts before expanding to broader city routes, according to Joby Aviation UAE general manager Anthony Khoury.

Early demand for flying taxis is expected to come primarily from tourists and business travelers, driven by takeoff-and-landing hubs — known as “vertiports” — located at Dubai International Airport (DXB), Dubai Mall, Atlantis The Royal hotel in Palm Jumeirah, and the American University of Dubai. The facility at DXB is about 70% to 80% complete, Khoury told Skift.

Production of the single aircraft intended for Dubai is nearly finished, with manufacturing and shipment from the U.S. expected later