EH216-S flies passengers in its first urban flights in the Middle East, with Qatar's transport ministry

EHang/EH216-S

EHang flew passengers in the EH216-S between the Port of Doha and Katara Cultural Village in Qatar, completing the first urban point-to-point pilotless eVTOL flights in the Middle East. The 8-minute flight replaced a 30-minute car journey, demonstrating intermodal connectivity between maritime and aerial transport.

• First urban pilotless eVTOL passenger flights in Middle East.
• Route: Port of Doha to Katara Cultural Village (8 minutes vs 30 minutes by car).
• Authorized by Qatar's Civil Aviation Authority and Ministry of Transport.
• Plans: airport-to-city shuttles, tourism air-taxi corridors, multimodal integration.