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Manhattan traffic is at unprecedented levels and the actual reasons are surprising. BLADE provides a unique solution to Manhattan gridlock. You can fly from the East side, West side, or Wall Street by helicopter to surrounding NYC airports (or back) in just five minutes with BLADE Bounce.

For the third year in a row, BLADE has created the ultimate Valentine's Day evening for you and a special someone. Your evening will begin at a BLADE Lounge with cocktails, rosé from Vie Vité and caviar from Pointy Snout Caviar before taking off in your helicopter.

Fly roundtrip between Manhattan and Nemacolin and a two-night stay is included. Nemacolin is the 2,000 acre home to two Pete Dye designed championship golf courses, recognized spa and wellness options, a variety of restaurants and lounges including the Forbes Five Star, AAA Five-Diamond Lautrec, one of just 27 restaurants in the world to hold such a distinction.

Families and Couples now Fly to the Hamptons for $495 each this Fall

Drive times yesterday at 4:00PM were 3 hours and 15 minutes from East Hampton to Midtown. And, don't forget, only one tube is open in the Midtown Tunnel on Sundays until further notice.

For those who just won't let the summer party end, the Harriman Cup Polo Match is this Saturday where Yale battles the University of Virginia. Fly to the match with BLADE.

The ultimate BLADE Bounce upgrade. Land at JFK on Delta and walk off the jetway with an escort into an awaiting SUV for a 30 second drive to your helicopter which is spinning and ready for the 5 minute flight to Manhattan.

This Sunday night, Dad will arrive at the BLADE Aqua Lounge in Manhattan at 6pm, enjoy a quick drink, and then board a seaplane to Duryea's, Montauk’s hottest restaurant.

BLADE Ultra is the flagship helicopter within our accessible fleet. Operated by Bristow, the most trusted helicopter service provider in the world, and official helicopter operator for Her Majesty’s Coastguard, Ultra provides tremendous speed, cabin size, and strong inclement weather capability.

BLADE will be providing round-trip flights to the Belmont Stakes, including premium seating and VIP access for the day. You’ll make quite the arrival landing onsite at Belmont Park–just in time for cocktails before the big race.

Faster. Roomier. You asked for it. You got it. 27 Minute Flight Time Between Manhattan and East Hampton Bristow, one of the most trusted helicopter operators in the world, and official helicopter operator on behalf of Her Majesty's Coastguard, is now working with BLADE to exclusively operate Sikorsky missions for our fliers.

Land on the sand–steps away from the island’s most iconic restaurant This Memorial Day Weekend enjoy 35 minute “Riva-style” boat cruises between Sag Harbor and Shelter Island, landing steps away from the island's coolest waterfront restaurant, Sunset Beach.

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We are pleased to begin BLADE service between Manhattan and Millbrook. Whether you are simply looking for a change of pace or if you are a year-round "weekend native", BLADE will now fly you in as little as 30 minutes to the Hudson Valley Region.

BLADE Passport is simply the easiest and most cost effective way to enjoy all of BLADE's flight offerings and unique experiences. Whether you are flying to the Hamptons or Nantucket from New York, helicoptering from LA to Palm Springs, or even taking a 5 minute BLADE Bounce Airport Transfer, BLADE Passport provides both savings as well as unique benefits.

Manhattan traffic is at unprecedented levels and the actual reasons are surprising. According to a new study conducted by NYC.gov, Manhattan traffic has increased steadily since 2015–and 2017 is now shaping up to have one of the largest growth spikes in recent history.

Look, we all know Miami has a lot to offer. Great weather, sunny beaches, and just a short flight from New York City. But once you're there, one wrong move and you might end up in a restaurant, lounge, or hotel that will transport you to a world where your reality becomes... almost like a short-lived reality television show about Spring Break. Lots of tables of 10 or more highly weathered patrons in ill-fitting clothes (and of an undeterminable age), loud thumping music; perhaps one or two people quietly vomiting in the parking lot.

BLADE was the very first company to deploy crowdsourcing in the aviation business. Today, crowdsourcing flights is core to the BLADE experience. Flyers can launch flights to numerous destinations in a variety of helicopters or turboprop planes and market their flight to over 100,000 BLADE app users.

On Monday, partners, the BLADE Team, and key flyers joined together at Manhattan's Gordon Bar for an epic Holiday Party.

Start your President's Day weekend right. In partnership with Stratton Mountain, BLADE will get you there faster than Bode Miller can shotgun a beer. Don't spend 6+ hours driving, fly there in just over an hour.

On the Thursday of Art Basel, Amy Sacco hosted the launch of BLADEOne jet service to Miami under The Tree of Life at the Faena Hotel.

Today at 5:30pm we are sending four lucky Instagram followers to JFK on a Bounce flight from BLADE Lounge West, to experience the ease of flying to the airport in 5 minutes with BLADE.

Take a sneak peak at this years BLADEone service, taking flight for Art Basel 2016. Travel between Manhattan and Miami with style and class this Winter and Spring.

Fly roundtrip to Miami on BLADEone over Art Basel weekend, or any weekend through April and a room at the Faena Hotel will be included without any additional cost—even on three-day holiday weekends.

There is no better place to find a great deal on Black Friday then Woodbury Common. The only problem? As the best premium outlet mall in the Tri-State area, it can take longer to get to there than East Hampton on a summer Friday. BLADE has decided to do something about it.