What is a vertiport?

All week long, we’re looking into 10 new terms and concepts that are certain to be on everyone’s lips in 2023! Flying vehicles have long been imagined as part of the not-too-distant future, as well as a making regular appearances in TV and film works of fiction. Just think of the Jetsons or Harry Potter for example. And the attraction is understandable. Imagine you could avoid all road congestion by travelling by air, even over a short distance. Well, even if we’re not quite there yet, we may be getting closer, due to the emergence of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, known as EVTOLs for short. A lot of manufacturers are getting on board. Hyundai has said it expects the air mobility market to be worth close to $1.5tn within the next 20 years. Where does the name come from? Are there any vertiports already open? What are the challenges? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to more episodes, click here: ⁠⁠Are my smart devices spying on me?⁠⁠ ⁠⁠What is synthetic fuel?⁠⁠ ⁠⁠What is a frozen conflict?⁠⁠ A Bababam Originals podcast. Written and produced by Joseph Chance. First Broadcast: 18/1/2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices