--- title: "This Company Just Opened Reservations for Public Air Taxi Flights" description: "German startup Volocopter just announced its taking reservations for the first-ever public electric air taxi rides on board its VoloCity aircraft." date: "2020-09-16" modified: "2020-09-16" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/volocopter-reservations-air-taxi-flights" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "air taxi" - "the digest" - "volocopter" - "volocopter 2x" --- # This Company Just Opened Reservations for Public Air Taxi Flights ![German startup Volocopter just announced its taking reservations for the first-ever public electric air taxi rides on board its VoloCity aircraft.]() *\Image: Volocopter\* ## Ticket to Ride German startup Volocopter just announced that it's [taking reservations]() for electric air taxi rides on board its VoloCity aircraft. Tickets for the "VoloFirst" experience go for 300 euros (about $350) and can be reserved with a ten percent deposit. You'll have to be quick: the company only made 1000 presale tickets available. ## A Long Wait You'll also have to wait up to three long years to experience the thrills of an airborne cab ride. "While the final certification for air taxis is still pending, we do have a detailed realistic timeline to launch commercial VoloCity flights in the next 2-3 years," the company's COO Christian Bauer said in [a statement](). For the money, you'll get to experience a flight of about 15 minutes "scheduled within the first 12 months after commercial launch," a video of your flight, and a limited edition certificate. The Volocity features 18 rotors and can ferry up to two passengers plus hand luggage at up to 68 mph (110 km/h). ## Milestones The company has made headway in making its electric air taxis a reality. Almost exactly a year ago, Volocopter's all-electric vehicle [made its urban flight debut]() during a presentation in Stuttgart, Germany. A month prior to that, Volocopter's 2X multirotor aircraft [became the first of its kind]() to vertically take off at an international airport. The vision of having the skies filled with air taxis is still many years out. Infrastructure still has to be built out, governments have to draft new legislation, and an entirely new flight traffic management system will have to be established first — nevermind proving the business model beyond an expensive, one-off novelty experience. **READ MORE:** [Volocopter opens reservations for first electric air taxi flights]() \[*Engadget*\] **More on air taxis:** [*Watch a Five-Seater Air Taxi’s Maiden Flight*]() ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()