Electrifly starts electric flights between Maastricht, Aachen and Liège this summer

By Team IO

Maastricht Aachen Airport (MAA), one of three Euroregional airports, will host the first publicly accessible electric flights between the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany for two months. To this end, the airport is collaborating with Aachen and Liège airports, FH Aachen, ASL Group, and NIO on this ambitious cross-border project.

Starting today, people can book a flight, including emission-free transport to and from the airports, at www.electrifly.store. Electrifly calls it “a foretaste of the future of eAviation,” where passengers can be transported emission-free between regional airports and European international hubs.

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FH Aachen, a European center for aerospace & engineering, provides the pilots and aircraft; ASL Group, a business aviation operator, provides the ground handling service and flight school.

“Electrifly gives a glimpse into the future of aviation,” said Jonas van Stekelenburg, CEO of MST. “It is also an invitation to everyone who wants to discover the future of eAviation together with us here. It is a huge step toward realizing our mission to enable emission-free passenger flights. By participating in this project, we are opening the door for sustainable connections between regional airports and collaborations with mobility and aviation partners who share the same goals.”

Passengers who live within a 15-kilometer radius are picked up with an NIO, taken to one of the three participating airports, and, after landing, brought to their final destination.

Emission-free flights at Groningen Airport Eelde ‘possible within five years’

Electric flights are a sustainable and economically feasible alternative to regular flights. Several airports in the Netherlands, including Groningen Airport Eelde, are going to start offering eflights.

From July 1 to August 31, passengers can book flights in a Pipistrel, an all-electric two-seater, between the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. All flights and rides offered are based on the EASA cost-sharing principle, whereby the costs are shared between the pilot and the passenger.

Maastricht Aachen Airport is part of “Power Up,” a joint learning environment of Dutch airports, among others, to gain knowledge of the feasibility, potential, and handling of electric flights.