Texas Travel to Evolve with Air Taxis Coming Soon

The City of Arlington wants to bring air taxis to the area in the next year and a half. These taxis will fly between our city's airport, the Entertainment District, and the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

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Here's the plan: They will build a special place called a vertiport at Arlington Municipal Airport. From there, they will launch air taxi service into the city. A vertiport is like a landing and charging spot for special flying cars.

These eVTOLs cars can pick up and drop off people or things. The first plan is to fly people between the vertiport, DFW Airport, and the Entertainment District, where Six Flags Over Texas, Hurricane Harbor, sports teams, and many fun places are!

The special flying car they're making is called Butterfly. It's made by a company called Overair. Butterfly can carry a pilot, five passengers, and their stuff. Overair says Butterfly can fly safely and quietly in different weather. It can go up to 200 mph, travel about 100 miles, and it's fully electric, which means it doesn't cause any pollution.      

Overair will also create a base of operations in North Central Texas, which will bring new jobs to the area. They're working with DFW Airport to figure out how to make this new taxi service safe and good for the city.

They need to think about how the flying cars will come and go from the airport, how people and things will get on and off the cars, and what rules they need to follow to make sure everything is safe. It's an exciting plan for the city!