It’s a wheel deal.
Blade, a helicopter company that shuttles the city’s elite to the Hamptons for $1,000 a flight, is rolling out a sleek bus service as a more affordable yet luxurious alternative.
“We’re excited about the ‘white space’ that exists between a $40 shared ride and a $1,000 helicopter flight,” Roisin Branch, Blade’s chief marketing officer, told the Post. Ta.
The new Blade Streamliner baths feature first-class amenities such as deep reclining seats with memory foam backrests and power leg rests, super-fast Wi-Fi, pillows, blankets and hot towel service.
What’s more, this tricked-out coach only has 19 high-tech seats, each with five feet of legroom so Hampton-bound people can stretch out their limbs in a Pilates mood. In comparison, a standard bus carries around 50 passengers.
The seat itself has been specially developed by Bose to eliminate 90% of shock and vibration and prevent motion sickness.
The so-called HoverSeats are “the world’s most advanced passenger seats,” according to a press release.
To ensure comfortable seating, passengers pay $195 for one of 12 double seats in six rows on the right side of the bus and $275 for one of seven single seats on the left side. Must be. of the bus.
Passengers can also bring a puppy with them for an additional fee. The pup will be an addition to luxury pet accessories company Bonefly.
All the amenities are in stark contrast to Hampton Jitney. Tickets cost just $41 if you buy them in advance, but customers have complained in recent years that the once-beloved service has fallen into disrepair.
Last season, a longtime Jitney rider complained to the Post that riding the Jitney was “like riding an old Greyhound bus.”
Meanwhile, Blade’s streamliners will also have a dedicated ‘Passenger Experience Team Member’ who will travel around the bus offering snacks and drinks, as well as pillows, blankets and even hot towels. All you have to do is press the call button.
The refreshments available on board vary depending on the time of day. For example, morning service includes New York City’s pop-up bagel, a lauded purveyor of iconic carbohydrates that recently collaborated with Dominique Ansel on an escargot bagel.
Blanche said the bagels will be “warm and delicious” every day.
There is also a full bar, with a large selection of bottles of wine. Chateau La Coste‘s acclaimed rosé wine, and a restroom large enough for passengers to change from their summer Friday best to Hamptons attire.
For now, the Streamliner will only depart from the corner of 33rd Street and 11th Avenue, from the Big Apple to the Hamptons. This should prove extremely useful for people working at Warner Bros. Discovery, BlackRock, Facebook, and JPMorgan’s Hudson Yards offices.
On the way back, the streamliner makes stops on the east side of Manhattan and finally at Hudson Yards.
Unlike the Jitney, passengers can avoid the indignity of stopping at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens and changing buses on Long Island in Manorville or Southampton.
The company said it expects its first-class service to appeal to people who pay $350 to $750 for car service to the Hamptons but are reluctant to take helicopter service.
“Helicopter travel cannot become cheaper until electric vertical planes are available,” Branch said. “But what we can do is improve the ground travel experience, which hasn’t changed in over a century.”
