Helicopter taxi

On-demand helicopter taxi service for short urban or short-haul intercity hops, typically airport to city centre or between neighbouring metro areas. Blade has run JFK to Manhattan in five minutes since 2014, at USD 195 per seat, along with JFK to the Hamptons and routes in Los Angeles. Voltaire (formerly Wijet) covers Paris Le Bourget, Cannes to Monaco and Geneva to Megève. Volocopter and Lilium are bringing electric VTOL aircraft to market, with commercial launches scheduled around the Paris 2026 Olympics. The global urban helicopter taxi market was estimated at USD 1.8 billion in 2025 and projected to reach USD 6 billion by 2030.