Hyderabad: Australia-based vertipad developer Skyportz has projected India as one of the world’s largest future air taxi markets, with an estimated 200 to 250 million passenger trips a year by 2045. The Advanced Air Mobility vertipad market study places Delhi as a high-potential launch city and it cited long commute distances, slow peak-hour travel speeds and heavy dependence on road transport. The study notes that rising household wealth and comparatively lower operating costs could widen access to air taxi services over time, while supporting dense urban commuter networks alongside intercity and regional routes. Gomsons director Ravi Musuku said he was pleased to partner with Skyportz and work towards building the air taxi sector in India alongside a leading vertipad manufacturer. Newton-Brown is in India for the airshow and has meetings scheduled with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and domestic air taxi developers including ePlane, Sarla, Nalwa and BluJ Aero.