FLYING taxis are set to soon whisk passengers between destinations across the Costa del Sol as authorities announce plans for real-life demonstrations within the next two years.
Spain’s air navigation authority Enaire said it will carry out test flights between Malaga and Marbella in 2028, with each journey expected to take around 15 minutes – compared with roughly 40 minutes by car.
The demonstrations will feature electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOLs), known as air taxis, and follow earlier test flights in November 2025 between Malaga and Granada airports.
The project forms part of an EU-backed initiative called Verti-Go, which involves 12 aviation organisations and aims to prepare cities for the arrival of urban air mobility.
Running from June 2026 until May 2029, the project has a budget of €6.77 million, with almost €5 million coming from the European Union.
Malaga and Marbella have been selected to test how air taxis can safely operate alongside commercial aircraft and cargo drones in some of Spain’s busiest airspace.
The announcement comes after Spanish firm Crisalion Mobility unveiled plans to connect Malaga and Marbella with electric aircraft by 2030.
The company recently promised to ‘change the way people travel’ across the province after signing an agreement with private aviation operator iJet Aviation.
Chief executive Manuel Heredia described the aircraft as ‘a hybrid between a helicopter and an aeroplane,’ adding it is significantly quieter than conventional helicopters.
The craft is designed to carry a pilot and up to five passengers. It has a range of 130 kilometres and a cruising speed of 180 km/h.
Tickets are expected to cost around €100 per passenger, roughly a quarter of the price of hiring a helicopter for the same journey
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