Paris's Flying Taxi Dream Crashes: How the Futuristic Commute Failed Ahead of the Olympics

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Flying taxis in Paris were supposed to be the future, but guess what? They didn’t take off—literally and figuratively. All the hype around zipping through the skies of Paris has now crash-landed in the reality of failed dreams. So, if you were fantasizing about bypassing traffic in your personal air taxi, it's time to embrace disappointment. The dream of soaring over the Eiffel Tower is now grounded, leaving you stuck in that traffic jam like everyone else.

Despite the grand promises, flying taxis couldn’t lift off in the city of lights. Maybe it’s shocking to realize that cramming people into tiny airborne vehicles isn’t as easy as sci-fi movies made it seem. The logistics, the regulations, and the minor issue of keeping these things in the air all proved to be too much. But don’t let that stop you from daydreaming about your futuristic commute. Just be ready to keep it firmly on the ground.

So, if you bought into the flying taxi fantasy, congratulations, you’ve just learned the hard way that some dreams are better left in movies. As you trudge through Parisian traffic, remember that flying taxis were supposed to save you from this. Instead, they’ve turned out to be nothing more than a pipe dream with a hefty price tag. But hey, there’s always next century, right?

[Source](https://www.wired.com/story/the-dream-of-flying-taxis-in-paris-failed-to-take-off/).