Wingly (company)
Type | Privately held company |
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Founded | June 2015 |
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Headquarters | Levallois-Perret, France |
Area served | Worldwide, predominantly UK, France and Germany |
Products | Mobile app, website |
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Website | Official 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[]
- ^ Jones, Rupert (14 July 2018). "Wingly: will the 'Uber of the skies' take off?". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Reddan, Fiona. "Sharing economy takes to the skies matching passengers with eager pilots". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Wingly is carpooling for private planes". TechCrunch. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Small-aircraft ride-sharing program takes off in EU". AGCS Global. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
Categories:
- Transport companies established in 2015
- Ridesharing companies of France
- Android (operating system) software
- IOS software