Indigo plans to introduce an all-electric air taxi service in India, by 2026

The parent company of IndiGo, InterGlobe Enterprises, has declared that it plans to launch an all-electric air taxi service in India by 2026.

IndiGo has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Archer Aviation, a business that with electric aircrafts, air taxis, and similar products, in relation to its intentions to run the air taxi service.

According to a release on Thursday, once it takes off, the InterGlobe-Archer flight will transport passengers from Connaught Place in the nation's capital to Gurugram in Haryana in about 7 minutes, compared to 60–90 minutes by road for the 27-kilometer distance.

The companies hope to grow their partnership in a number of other operations in addition to the air taxi service. As per the release, the parties intend to explore various other use cases for the electric aircraft in India apart from urban air taxi services.

These cases include cargo, logistics, medical and emergency services, as well as private company and charter services.

The partnership also aims to finance the purchase of up to 200 Archer Midnight aircraft for use in India. Specifically designed to enable rapid consecutive flights with minimal charging time between operations, the Midnight aircraft is a piloted four-passenger electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle.

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Archer Aviation announced on X that it had signed a historic agreement with @InterGlobe_IGE, the country's leading travel and hospitality group , and that it will introduce electric air taxis in 2026 to serve the biggest and busiest cities in India. The Chief Commercial Officer, @ngoel, was in New Delhi this week to participate in the signing of an MOU between the parties, alongside InterGlobe's Group Managing Director, Rahul Bhatia.

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