A $119 price among new Paris Olympics air taxi details revealed

Transport authorities in France have lifted the veil a bit more on demonstration air taxi services slated to debut during the Paris Summer Olympics next year, including the anticipated cost of a ride between Charles de Gaulle Airport and a riverside Seine vertiport of about €110 (just over $119).

Additional information on air taxi activity to and from Paris during the 2025 Olympics was provided this week by Augustin de Romanet, CEO of Aéroports de Paris (AdP), which is a involved in developing advanced air mobility during the event with partners that include Volocopter and Skyports Infrastructure. 

Speaking on French news radio station France Info this week, de Romanet said flights between the main airport north of the capital and the city center should cost roughly double the current fixed-price of ground taxis (€62 euros to and from Left Bank locales, and €55 from the Right Bank).

“We’ll be selling several thousands of…