Continental reduces price of NYC helicopter tranfers
Continental Airlines has reduced the price of its helicopter transfers from New York Newark to Manhattan from £64 to £26 each way.
The price does not include passenger facility charges of up to £11 per segment, September 11th security fee of up to £3 each way, or Federal excise tax of £2 per segment.
It is available for economy-class customers travelling on select fares tickets purchased on or after September 1 for travel through to October 31.
In addition, Continental is offering a complimentary helicopter service to customers travelling on first-class and full-fare economy tickets.
US Helicopter flights operate hourly, from Monday to Friday from 7am to 7.50pm, connecting Continental’s Terminal C at Liberty to the Downtown Manhattan Heliport near Wall Street and the East 34th Street Heliport in Midtown Manhattan.
The flight takes eight minutes and no advance purchase is required.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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