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The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt
Sântana has only 11,000 residents, yet several municipal buildings will get connected to a renewable geothermal reservoir deep underground
With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service
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Sântana has only 11,000 residents, yet several municipal buildings will get connected to a renewable geothermal reservoir deep underground
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With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service
The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt
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The city has arranged four tailor-made programmes for the different residences as a way to reconnect with patients’ life and memories
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Urban air mobility pioneer Volocopter is partnering the airport operator to establish airborne connection with the city by 2024
It takes half an hour and EUR 17.50 to get from Fiumicino “Leonardo da Vinci” International Airport to Termini station in Rome via Leonardo Express train. Rome Airport Service taxi rates start from EUR 25, but this kind of transportation suffers from traffic jams. As of 2024, arrivals into Rome may have another, much faster, more exciting, more eco-friendly, although, temporarily, more expensive option – air taxi.
To make this futuristic dream a reality, German startup Volocopter specializing in electric multi-rotor helicopters designed for air taxi use, has announced partnership with the airport’s operator Aeroporti di Roma and infrastructure holding company Atlantia to establish an airport-to-city airborne service.
Christian Bauer, Volocopter’s Chief Commercial Officer, says the company expects to get a commercial air license from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in three years time and then commence operations, using the VoloCity aircraft it is currently developing. The rotor-bladed, battery-powered air taxi has two seats and takes off and lands vertically.
The journey will take about 15 minutes, compared with at least 45 minutes by car and 30+ minutes by train, Aeroporti di Roma CEO Marco Troncone told Reuters. Initially, a ride will cost around EUR 150 euro, a price that only affluent travellers can afford, but it is expected to drop as the service becomes regular. To sweeten the pill, the air taxi promises a silent journey with zero level of emissions.
A prototype of VoloCity has been on display at Fiumicino Airport from 27 to 30 October 2021, and will be moved to Piazza San Silvestro in Rome from 2 to 4 November. People are invited to take a look of and sit in the aircraft to feel some of the experience.
Aeroporti di Roma has been recognized by UNWTO as Leaders in Responsible Travel and voted Best Airport by ACI Europe for three consecutive years. The company is a leader in sustainable airport operations, aiming to achieve NetZero status by 2030.
An EASA study has highlighted Rome as the third most suitable European city behind Paris and Berlin for the development of air taxi services. Volocopter has already revealed plans to put a Paris service in operation in time for the 2024 Olympics.
Urban air mobility, the new service offering transportation for people and goods with battery-powered and hence emission free aircraft, will be part of the solution for heavily congested city centres across the world, believes the German pioneer.
“We are proud to contribute to shaping the future in collaboration with Volocopter, one of the most advanced developers for this new type of aircraft and service: this partnership testifies to ADR’s commitment towards sustainability and innovation, as well as to our will to be pioneer in designing the smart mobility of the future upon these premises,” says Troncone, as quoted by Volocopter’s website.
While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms
With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service
The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt
City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation
The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030
Last week, the Chinese app was banned for Belgian federal employees for an initial period of six months
The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum
With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service
The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt
The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum
While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms
City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation
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