No flying taxi rides at Osaka Expo as certification delay drags on

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Japan Airlines, ANA and others had hoped to offer services at next year’s event

A flying vehicle from German’s Volocopter, one of the partners for the proposed Osaka Expo flights. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)

YUYA KAKEGAWA, Nikkei staff writer

September 26, 2024 01:20 JST

OSAKA — Japan Airlines and ANA Holdings have scrapped plans for commercial flying taxi services at next year’s World Expo in Osaka owing to delays in safety reviews, in effect grounding what was set to be one of the main attractions.