Wingly (company)

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Wingly
TypePrivately held company
Industry
FoundedJune 2015
Founders
  • Emeric de Waziers
  • Bertrand Joab-Cornu
  • Lars Klein
HeadquartersLevallois-Perret, France
Area served
Worldwide, predominantly UK, France and Germany
ProductsMobile app, website
Services
WebsiteOfficial website

Wingly is an international company based in Paris, France. Running an online flightsharing[1] platform, they connect passengers and local private pilots. Private pilots can offer seats on their flights departing from local aerodromes. The website is part of the sharing economy. When offering a flight, the pilot shares the operational expenses with their passengers.[2]

This service is often compared to Uber, Airbnb or Blablacar.[3] All flights are insured by Allianz.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jones, Rupert (14 July 2018). "Wingly: will the 'Uber of the skies' take off?". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ^ Reddan, Fiona. "Sharing economy takes to the skies matching passengers with eager pilots". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Wingly is carpooling for private planes". TechCrunch. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Small-aircraft ride-sharing program takes off in EU". AGCS Global. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
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