Airbnb plans to launch an airline

Airbnb are considering plans to launch an airline in a bid to dominate the entire travel market.

Brian Chesky, founder of Airbnb, has hinted that the company are looking into launching an airline.

Speaking to the Sunday Times, Mr Chesky said: “We’ve seriously considered a lot of things around aviation and we’ve spent a lot of time exploring different concepts.

“We definitely want to make sure, though, that we can get into the end-to-end trip business.

“Of all the big tech companies, the way Amazon has approached building their business to a one-stop shop for shopping is probably most similar to what we’re trying to do. We’re trying to be a one-stop shop for travel,” the 36-year old said.

Airbnb was started when Mr Chesky and his co-founder, Joe Gebbia, rented mattresses in their San Francisco, California apartment to three strangers.

The home-sharing firm is now one of the world’s biggest privately owned tech firms, with a value of approximately $30 billion.