This study examines travelers' preferences for electric flying taxi services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under varying travel conditions and service configurations. A stated preference (SP) survey of 213 respondents was conducted to analyze behavior across multiple transport alternatives, including private vehicles, public transport, ground taxis, and both shared and exclusive flying taxi services. The analysis considered key attributes such as travel time and cost, along with contextual factors including travel distance, congestion conditions, day of travel, and trip purpose. In addition, follow-up questions were used to capture the underlying reasons for mode choice and to assess potential modal shifts under changes in travel conditions. The results show that flying taxi services account for 22.6% of total responses, with higher shares under congested conditions and declining shares as travel distance increases. Clear differences are observed between shared and exclusive services. Shared flying taxis achieve higher modal shares and exhibit greater responsiveness to travel conditions, particularly at moderate distances, during weekdays, and for leisure trips. In contrast, exclusive flying taxis maintain lower modal shares, decline with increasing travel distance, and are more associated with business and weekend travel. The modal shift analysis further indicates that ground taxi users exhibit the highest propensity to switch to shared flying taxi services, particularly under cost increases. These findings highlight the importance of pricing and service design in promoting the adoption of shared flying taxi services as a more sustainable mobility option. In particular, maintaining affordable shared services, ensuring clear price differentiation from exclusive services, and prioritizing deployment in congested corridors and medium-distance travel markets can enhance adoption.

翻译：本研究探讨了在阿拉伯联合酋长国（UAE）不同出行条件和服务配置下，旅行者对电动飞行出租车服务的偏好。通过对213名受访者进行陈述偏好（SP）调查，分析了其在多种交通方式（包括私家车、公共交通、地面出租车，以及共享与专属飞行出租车服务）中的行为。分析考虑了出行时间和成本等关键属性，以及出行距离、拥堵状况、出行日期和出行目的等情境因素。此外，通过后续问题获取了出行方式选择的根本原因，并评估了出行条件变化下潜在的模式转换。结果显示，飞行出租车服务占总回复的22.6%，在拥堵条件下占比更高，并随着出行距离增加而下降。共享与专属服务之间存在明显差异。共享飞行出租车获得了更高的出行方式占比，且对出行条件的反应更敏感，尤其是在中等距离、工作日和休闲出行中。相比之下，专属飞行出租车占比持续较低，随出行距离增加而下降，且更多与商务和周末出行相关。模式转换分析进一步表明，地面出租车用户转向共享飞行出租车服务的倾向最高，尤其是在成本增加的情况下。这些发现强调了定价和服务设计在推广共享飞行出租车服务作为更可持续出行方式中的重要性。特别是，维持可负担的共享服务、确保与专属服务有明确的价格差异，以及在拥堵走廊和中距离出行市场中优先部署，可以提升其采纳率。