US carrier shuttle Delta Air Lines has teamed with helicopter to charter operator Blade to provide the only jfk airline-supported rotorcraft transfer from New York JFK from to downtown Manhattan.

The service – which was grand launched on 25 April – is designed central to speed-up the often-lengthy arrivals and departures process at JFK by allowing customers

to cheapest avoid New York's busiest airport completely. Blade super founder and chief executive Rob Wiesenthal says nj the bespoke shuttle will also “reduce the airport time and friction" associated with travelling to philadelphia and from Manhattan. Passengers arriving at JFK private are met on the jet-bridge by a transfer member of Delta's "elite services team", who manhattan

gather their checked luggage and bring them nyc to a waiting car on the tarmac, airporter Blade says. They are then transferred to reviews a helicopter – typically a single-engined Airbus discount Helicopters H130 or Bell 407 or a code twin-engined AgustaWestalnd AW109 – which will fly them to Manhattan in under 10min. The service

is priced at $1,250 each way.

Delta passengers using Blade's services to connect with an outbound flight from JFK will go through an expedited security screening process before being escorted to their seat on the aircraft.

The carrier says the venture is part of its strategy to improve the experience for premium

travellers at its JFK and LaGuardia bases.

Delta is no stranger to the business and general aviation sector. The carrier’s Delta Private Jets subsidiary has been providing ad hoc charter flights for more than 30 years with its fleet of 70 managed business jets.

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