Air taxis promise to get you back from Heathrow in 8 minutes

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Pretty much everyone who has suffered a long-haul flight wishes they could blink and be back home. While sadly teleportation isn’t quite a thing yet, Virgin Atlantic will soon offer bleary-eyed passengers the option to take a flying taxi home. The airline wants to open air taxi hubs in London, offering flying cabs that could get from Heathrow to central London in only eight minutes. Joby Aviation, an American start-up that built the air taxis, says the trip would cost about £120. The same ride in a black cab would take about 50 minutes and cost between £70 and £120, while an Uber would set you back at least £54. Manchester will also see an air taxi hub, as part of a multi-year agr