JR Kyushu, a railway company covering Kyushu area, and SkyDrive, a ‘Flying Car’ developer, signed a comprehensive agreement with Oita Prefecture to launch sightseeing tours by ‘Flying Car’ in Beppu Bay and air taxi services in Beppu City and between Beppu city and Yufuin, a popular onsen destination, in 2028.
After 2030, they plan to offer air taxi services connecting between several tourist destinations in the prefecture, between Oita City and Beppu or Yufuin and between Oita Airport and Beppu City or Oita City.
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JR Kyushu and SkyDrive signed an agreement for feasible study of a ‘Flying Car’ project in Kyushu in July 2024. They have judged that Oita has a business opportunity of ‘Flying Car’ because the prefecture has a lot of tourism assets and is close to Shikoku or Kansai area.
