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    Need a Ride to the Airport? Why Not Fly?

    Feb. 24, 2015
    Ride-sharing service Gotham Air offers helicopter rides to some New York-area airports.

    Source The Wall Street Journal

    KEITH BEDFORD FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
    Passengers make their way to a Gotham Air helicopter in New York. Gotham Air offers six-minute flights from lower Manhattan to John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York.
    Passengers make their way to a Gotham Air helicopter in New York. Gotham Air offers six-minute flights from lower Manhattan to John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York.

    In New York, just getting to the airport is an odyssey unto itself. According to a recent study, we endure the worst airport commutes of any major city. If only there was a way to, well, fly to the airport.

    And now there is.

    Earlier this month, ride-sharing service Gotham Air launched with an intriguing offer: helicopter flights to JFK for $99. The price, currently at $149, rises to $219 on Monday.

    The pitch: Travel from Manhattan to Newark Liberty Airport or JFK in six minutes.

    More details here.