Britain’s first flying taxi is a fact and took off at a speed of 240 km/h, as the government promotes its plans to establish the service by 2028.

The original VX4 vehicle carried a pilot and four passengers on a trip across the country above Kotswall after being launched in the area’s landing-expedition corridor.

With the pilot Simon Davies and the development of Vertical Aerospace based in Bristol, this trip was the first where the plane was flying into a regular airspace outside strict testing conditions.

This new comes after the government’s announcement last month to fund £ 20m to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in order to make flying taxis a reality.

According to calculations, a trip from Liverpool to Leeds would last just 26 minutes, compared to a half hour lasting by car. The route from Brighton to Heathrow would take 20 minutes, which now lasts four times more by car.

The aircraft, which can reach speeds of up to 320 km/h, is expected to travel more than three times faster than the car and advertised as cheaper, greener, quieter and more accessible than helicopters.

Vertical Aerospace is one of a group of companies developing the innovative mode of transport that is able to carry passengers with quiet zero -emissions aircraft inside or between urban areas.

Opponents have tried something similar in Dubai and the US, but for this company the flight is the first to have a flying taxi in Europe. Previously, and specifically in January, the newly established company carried out the aircraft’s swing test.

The electric vehicle is designed to take off vertically or in a landing-ejection corridor, held in a suspended pattern by its propellers or slope to work more like a traditional aircraft.

The aircraft has a capacity for a pilot and four passengers, offering a range of speed and kilometers.