New Delhi: Come 2026 and IndiGo parent InterGlobe Enterprises plans to launch and operate an all-electric taxi air service in India, starting with Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. It has tied up with a leading California-based electric air taxi company, Archer Aviation, that is backed by the likes of Boeing, United Airlines and auto major Stellantis.
The partnership plans to finance the purchase of up to 200 of Archer’s electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft — Midnight — for the India operations.
United has earlier ordered 200 of these eVTOLs.
The goal is for a passenger on an InterGlobe-Archer flight to be able to fly the 27-km Delhi trip from Connaught Place to Gurugram, typically taking 60 to 90 minutes by car, in about seven minutes, IGE said in a statement.
