May 10, 2023, 11:27 AM UTCUber is launching a new flight booking tool for its UK customers as part of the company’s wider efforts to expand into other travel markets. Hopper, a Canadian-based travel agency, and Uberto sell national and international flights through the ride-sharing app on Wednesday.
Uber has already introduced app bookings for flights for some UK users and is planning to make the tool more widely available across the entire region “in the coming weeks,” as reported by.
Hopper says that Uber customers can book a flight as they would with most travel platforms by inputting their travel details, destination, and dates to find their desired flights. For major airlines, users will also be able to select and pay for their seats directly within the Uber app.reports that Uber will take a small commission from each sale and may consider adding an additional fee to flight bookings in the future.
The UK has an extensive public transportation network and is one of Uber’s largest markets outside of the US, making it an ideal guinea pig to trial the company’s expansion into other travel markets. The country was among the first to receive in-app