29 September, 2021

Flewber takes first flight after mobile app launched

Flewber Global Inc. a technology platform enabling travellers to book air taxi services in real-time, celebrated the first completed flight booked through its new mobile application, which launched on Sept. 9. 

Flewber’s first passenger was a Bitcoin miner with a facility in upstate New York. He needed to schedule a last-minute flight for a meeting and site inspection but encountered difficulty finding a flight through legacy private charter services and virtually no commercial flights. Then, he found Flewber; it was the only platform that offered the round trip flight he needed on such short notice.

“It’s the same day, so this is the best opportunity,” he said as he prepared to board his flight. “I can fly in, do my meeting, and then fly right back.”

The passenger added that Flewber’s mobile application was easy to set up and use, taking only one minute from download to book his flight. The flight was performed by Flewber’s wholly-owned operator; the platform will also serve to connect passengers with a broader network of Part 135 operators, expanding the available routes throughout the region.

“This is the precise experience we were hoping to create when we first started Flewber, so it’s great to see it play out in the inaugural flight,” said Marc Sellouk, founder and CEO of Flewber. “This platform has the power to connect travellers with the exact route they need, the moment they need it. Between our own fleet of aircraft and our partner network of certified Part 135 operators, regional routes throughout the greater Northeast are just a swipe away.”

There are millions of people travelling regional routes every day for business and pleasure alike. Teterboro Airport alone offered more than 36,500 flights in 2020, a supposedly down year for private aviation. But that is only one of the thousands of private airports throughout the U.S. 

In California, for example, there were more than 212,000 private charter flights in 2020. Nationally, private aircraft operators already log more than 1.28 million hours of flight time every year, and demand is on the rise. 

Jay Yu, Co-Founder and President of Flewber stated, “I am very pleased with the enormous effort from our team and the urgency they carry at executing our technology initiatives. Flewber’s next phases will focus on growing our user base and revenue growth.”

Flewber offers travellers flying private a simple way to book flights, even on the same day of travel.





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