Woman opts for helicopter instead of cab ride to travel within New York, here’s the reason – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Have you ever thought of travelling within a city in a helicopter? No, right? But in New York an Indian American opted for a helicopter ride to travel from Manhattan to Queens instead of taking a cab and the reason is ‘reasonable’ fare.

Khushi Suri, residing in New York, shared a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) stating that the difference in fare made her take the rare trip. While Uber offered a cab from Manhattan to Queens for $131 (nearly Rs 11,000), a helicopter service charged just around $30 more.

Employee in Kleiner Perkins, Suri shared a screenshot which showed Uber offering the ride at $131 while Blade helicopter asked for $165 for the same distance from Manhattan to John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens – a distance of 18 miles or almost 29 km. Manhattan and Queens are both boroughs of New York City.

Taking to X, Suri said: “60 min Uber or 5 min helicopter ride – literally a $30 difference.”



Her post has garnered 4.3 million views till now and people curious about the trip asked her question on DMs.

One user commented, “I heard the succession theme starts playing when you’re in the sky is that true?”

To which she replied, “Ya they blast it through the headset.”

Anther user commented: “My biggest regret is not doing this when I had the chance a couple years back.”

One of the user, sharing the same experience, said: “Did this a few years ago, amazing and so fast.”