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United Airlines and Archer Reveal First Air Taxi Route in Chicago
Scheduled to launch in 2025, the first United eVTOL route will take passengers between O’Hare International Airport and Vertiport Chicago.
United Airlines plans to start flying passengers from Chicago O'Hare Airport and the city's only downtown heliport. (Image: United Airlines)
United Airlines plans to start flying passengers from Chicago O'Hare Airport and the city's only downtown heliport. (Image: United Airlines)

United Airlines and Archer Aviation plan to launch an aerial ridesharing service in Chicago using Archer’s Midnight eVTOL air taxi, the companies announced on Thursday. 

The commercial air taxi route, scheduled to launch in 2025, will transport passengers between O’Hare International Airport and Vertiport Chicago, the city’s only downtown heliport facility. Vertiport Chicago lies about 12 miles (19 kilometers) southeast of the airport, in Chicago’s Illinois Medical District. 

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