Originally published: SME10x, 7 June 2021
The study in 10 countries across North America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, and Asia found that 87 percent of people in the UAE are the most likely to try air taxis once they are approved in their country.
A global study has found that people in the UAE (87 percent) and India (82 percent) are the most likely to try electric vertical take and landing (EVTOL) air taxis once they are approved in their country while South Africans (88 percent) are the most positive about other countries. The study found 65 percent of adults will fly in air taxis once they are approved by regulators in their own country while 61 percent would use them in other countries where regulators have approved them.
Horizon Aircraft commissioned the market research company, Pureprofile, in April 2021 to interview 1,001 adults aged 18-plus in Australia, Canada, Germany, India, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, UK, and the US with equal numbers in each country using an online methodology.