Blade to offer helicopter flights between Manhattan, Westchester

Blade to offer helicopter flights between Manhattan, Westchester

Commuters might be in a position to fly from Westchester to Midtown Manhattan by chopper starting on Black Friday, says helicopter hailing platform Blade.

The flights are set to run between Westchester County Airport and the helipad at “Blade Lounge West” on West thirtieth Street beginning Nov. 28.

Blade will start weekday helicopter flights between Westchester County Airport and West thirtieth Street in Manhattan beginning Black Friday. Blade

The Black Friday launch is scheduled to feature late-morning departures from Westchester to Manhattan and afternoon return flights, designed for vacation buyers heading into the metropolis reasonably than weekday commuters.

Full scheduled service will launch the following Monday, company officers told The Post.

The 12-minute flights — aimed toward executives returning to five-day workplace schedules — will run during rush hours. That’s 7 to 9 a.m. from Westchester into the metropolis and 4 to 7 p.m. from Manhattan to Westchester, with departures every half-hour.

That compares to commutes of an hour or longer each manner for Westchester residents who drive into the metropolis.

The pilot program comes after years of unsuccessful efforts by local pols to crack down on non-public helicopters. Blade said its new route gained’t contribute to the noise downside since its choppers will principally be flying over the Hudson River.

Blade already affords helicopter rides from Manhattan to close by airports and to the Hamptons, among other choices.

The Black Friday launch will feature late-morning departures from Westchester to Manhattan and afternoon return flights. Blade

Seats will vary from $125 one-way tickets with a Blade Commuter Pass to $225 per spot, relying on reserving choices.

The new route is Blade’s first weekday commuter operation in the New York metro space.

Blade said it may increase to weekend or cross-Hudson service if demand holds regular. Blade

Joby, a California-based aviation company that acquired Blade earlier this 12 months, plans to combine the service into its broader rollout of electrical air taxis as soon as regulators give the inexperienced light.

The launch seems to mark a new part in the metropolis’s post-pandemic commuting shift, wherein a rising variety of companies anticipate their workers to be in the workplace 5 days per week.

“With the return of five-day work weeks and traffic between the Greater New York City Suburbs and Manhattan now exceeding pre-pandemic levels, it was time for Blade to service this demand,” said Blade’s CEO Rob Wiesenthal.

“While Blade has proven the viability of airport routes in the US and Europe, commuter routes will become even more important as new landing zones, exclusive to electric aircraft, become available.”

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