Flying taxis will be in Dubai skies next year: Incredible video reveals how passengers will be whisked through the air at 198mph – with a flight from the airport to the Palm taking just 10 minutes

Sci-fi films like Star Wars and The Fifth Element have long depicted cities with flying taxis that zoom through the air at high speeds. 

Finally, it seems this ultimate form of convenience is set to arrive in the real word. 

A California company called Joby Aviation says it will host commercial flying taxi trips around Dubai as soon as next year. 

Incredible footage shows what the luxury will be like for paying passengers, who will wait at ‘vertiports’ for their flight departure just like today’s airports. 

The company’s propeller-powered taxi is designed to carry a pilot and four passengers at speeds of up to 198 miles/hour (320km/hour).