A new air taxi service is due to launch in the Channel Islands this year, with a leased fleet of three aircraft connecting the islands.
Based in Guernsey, the operation - Waves Technologies - will serve passengers from a private facility next to the main Guernsey airport terminal.
Initially, flights will be between Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney but with the intention of offering services to southern England, northern France, Italy and Spain in 2018.
As well as a timetabled service with up to four departures per hour, Waves Technologies has developed a booking solution similar to the mobile phone app used by Uber taxi customers.
The team is led by CEO Nick Magliocchetti, an entrepreneur and tech investor, with Captain Matt Bisson, formerly of Aurigny, as its COO.
Magliocchetti is confident of securing an Air Operators Certificate this spring and to have flights running this summer.
He told BL an inter-islands flight will cost between £45 and £75, depending on the destination.
• For more information visit www.FlyWaves.gg