Britain's first permanent VERTIPORT to open in Oxfordshire: Futuristic facility will serve as a base for Jetsons-style flying taxis - with construction set to begin this autumn

From Harry Potter to The Jetsons, flying cars have been staple features of science fiction blockbusters for years. But with these futuristic vehicles rapidly getting closer to becoming a reality, a key question remains – where will they operate? In the hopes of making air travel simpler, Skyports Infrastructure has revealed plans to build the UK's first permanent'vertiport'. The vertiport will be built in Bicester, Oxfordshire, starting this autumn and will serve as a base for electric air taxis. Duncan Walker, chief executive of Skyports, said: 'The tests and trials we conduct at this facility will be instrumental to the future of quiet, electric, vertical flight.'