MANILA, Philippines — A Singapore-based tech startup on Thursday launched a ride-sharing service that would allow those “whose cost of time is expensive” to book a helicopter flight at their fingertips and beat Metro Manila’s infamous traffic gridlock. Booking of helicopter rides through Ascent Flights will be available starting April 8 for routes within Manila and to nearby areas. Booking of flights through Ascent will be available starting Apr. | @bworldph pic.twitter.com/FItxK0rrRz — Denise Valdez (@deniseavaldez) April 3, 2019Services like luggage transport and first and last mile transport are also available on Ascent Flights. Below is the list of available routes and their corresponding prices:According to a report from Bloomberg, Ascent Flights also plans to expand its business to Bangkok, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur in 2020, and then cities in China and Japan.

Source: Philippine Star April 03, 2019 09:43 UTC