Electric flying taxis may become available to London airport passengers from 2028, a UK company has announced.

Vertical Aerospace hopes its Valo aircraft, which has a capacity for up to six passengers, can get regulatory approval in three years – with the first planned commercial routes to include airport-to-city centre connections.

Members of the public will get a chance to see the full-scale prototype at an open house in Canary Wharf on Wednesday, the company said.

“Valo is the aircraft that turns electric flight into a commercial reality – clean, quiet, fast and engineered for everyday service,” Vertical Aerospace chief executive Stuart Simpson said in a statement on Wednesday.

“It marks a new dawn in transport, one that will connect people in minutes, not hours.”

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