India, March 16 -- British airline Virgin Atlantic and commuter aviation startup Joby Aviation have partnered to offer seamless booking and quicker travel to and from airports in the UK using air taxis. The country's government is yet to approve air taxis.

"We are going to launch it together in the UK as soon as we practically can," Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss said in an interview, Bloomberg reported.

"The simple way of thinking about it is: Canary Wharf to New York," he said, referring to the London district that's home to major financial institutions.

In London, Job Aviation said it is planning 11-minute short trips connecting London Heathrow Airport and Canary Wharf, at a distance of about 40 kilometres from one another, at price...