FLYT Celebrates ‘Best Start-Up’ at Sapphire Pegasus Business Aviation Awards

FLYT, the industry’s first digital helicopter booking platform has won the title of ‘Best Start-Up’ at the prestigious third annual Sapphire Pegasus Awards held on May 29^th, at the EBACE show in Geneva, Switzerland.

Based out of The London Heliport Pod in Battersea, the company’s booking platform went live in April and aims to bring the same technology to commercial helicopter bookings that clients are enjoying in the private sector. Users can view quotes instantly from an extensive range of UK helicopter operators and book online via desktop, tablet or smart phone.

Prior to FLYT, booking a helicopter flight had been a largely manual process, and preparing quotes was time consuming for both operators and brokers. FLYT aims to streamline the process and integrate with private jet booking platforms.  By opening up the online marketplace to book helicopters, FLYT increases supply and demand, thereby bringing in lower prices and enabling clients to tap into empty legs.

One of the first operators to get on board with FLYT is SaxonAir, which operates the Airbus H120 and several Leonardo AW109s, alongside a growing range of business jets.

The team is currently working on a booking app and will be reaching out to lifestyle and sporting event partners, including luxury hotels with helipads, to support it. The company’s management team were in Geneva last week to promote the concept to helicopter operators and companies.