Delta To Launch Premium Electric Aircraft Service For Home-To-Airport Transport

Delta Air Lines passengers will soon have a new way to get to the airport. The company is working with Joby Aviation to provide airport transfers on its electric aircraft.

Delta will launch the service in New York and Los Angeles in the next two years.

“Delta always looks forward and embraces opportunities to lead the future, and we’ve found in Joby a partner that shares our pioneering spirit and commitment to delivering innovative, seamless experiences that are better for our customers, their journeys, and our world,” Delta’s CEO Ed Bastian said in a statement. 

“This is a groundbreaking opportunity for Delta to deliver a time-saving, uniquely premium home-to-airport solution for customers in key markets we’ve been investing and innovating in for many years.”

What customers will have to pay for the new electric shuttle service was not immediately known. However, it’s important to remember that Delta initially invested $60 million in Joby and has the option to increase that sum to $200 million in the future.

The Joby service will be integrated into Delta’s customer-facing channels as soon as it is ready.

The company claims that Joby’s aircraft, which resemble helicopters but have several propellers instead of just one, have done more than 1,000 test flights.

“We share Delta’s unwavering…