KC Smart Mobility is to purchase 30 EH216-S eVTOL aircraft from EHang. It will promote their deployment and operation in Hong Kong, Macau and the cities of Xiangyang and Shiyan in Hubei Province in China.

KCBH is one of Hong Kong's largest transportation companies, providing passenger transport services between mainland China and Hong Kong, as well as local transport services within Hong Kong. It has also expanded its business into tourism sites such as Lantau Island in Hong Kong and Bipenggou Tourism Resort in Sichuan Province.

Recently, Hong Kong actively aligned itself with the Chinese national strategy of low-altitude economy and the government is committed to leveraging Hong Kong's robust research capabilities and international advantages to spur innovation in the low-altitude economy industry.

EHang COO Zhao Wang says: “We are thrilled to join hands with KCBH in our ongoing efforts to advance UAM commercial operations. With KCBH's long history and extensive customer base in the transportation sector, we believe our collaboration will effectively promote the deployment and operation of EH216-S aircraft in Hong Kong and Macau. This partnership will inject new vitality into the local tourism and air mobility market to drive innovation and development in the low-altitude economy sector.”

Cheng King Hoi, Andrew, MH, mainland China business director at KCBH, says: “KCBH has always been dedicated to providing exceptional travel services. Our partnership with EHang marks a new era by extending our passenger transport services from the ground to the sky. We look forward to the EH216-S playing a significant role in aerial sightseeing and air mobility, as well as other use cases in Hong Kong and Macau, and we will prepare for EH216-S commercialisation with the highest safety standards ensured for our air mobility services.”