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Paris Plans Electric Flying Taxi Routes in Time for Olympics
- France is planning to develop two routes near capital region
- Volocopter, Airbus, Lilium among participating companies
The Volocopter GmbH 2X electric air taxi.
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France will begin testing electric air taxis in coming months at a hub outside Paris with the goal of having two dedicated flight paths to ferry passengers in time for the 2024 summer Olympics.
One route would link Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Le Bourget airports and the other would be between two suburbs southwest of the French capital, according to a statement Thursday from Aeroports de Paris.