Departure via Long Island Can Save 45 Minutes Due to Air
Traffic Delays at Teterboro
It’s a typical
scene for the well-heeled traveler (and you know who you are...
and why you don't work for ANN...): You drive to Teterboro
Airport on a Friday afternoon and board your private Learjet,
looking forward to getting a jump on the weekend while avoiding the
crowds and hassles of commercial airline travel.
The hitch? Every other well-heeled traveler in New York has the
same idea, and you find yourself waiting 45 minutes to get off the
ground, losing precious time for rest and relaxation.
Bombardier Skyjet thinks it has the answer to avoiding heavy air
traffic at the region’s busiest general aviation facility: Go
to Long Island instead, and in style. Bombardier Skyjet today
announced a packaged private helicopter-business jet service from
any of three heliport locations in Manhattan to Republic Airport in
East Farmingdale, N.Y., where you can then board your private jet
and get to your destination without delay.
Bombardier Skyjet, which offers both on-demand charter jet
travel and the Premier Fleet jet card program for frequent private
jet travelers, says the cost of the 18-minute, six-passenger
helicopter trip from Manhattan to Long Island’s Republic
– at about $1,300 – can be offset by additional flight
time for Teterboro departures that result from being vectored
around heavy air traffic. Plus, Teterboro has slightly higher
landing fees and the helicopter trip eliminates the cost of limo
service or other ground transportation from Manhattan. Equally
important, according to Bombardier Skyjet, gate holds and taxi
delays at Republic Airport are virtually nonexistent, even during
peak travel times, whereas waits of 45 minutes are typical at
Teterboro.
The company also is
making the private helicopter-jet package available to its
Premier Fleet jet card members who can use a simple conversion
ratio to trade some of their “jet hours” for time on a
six-passenger helicopter. Bombardier Skyjet is also offering
helicopter service from Manhattan to any location in the Greater
New York Area.
Private helicopter service to East Farmingdale’s Republic
Airport (FRG), located along the Route 110 corridor on Long Island,
is available from three points in New York City: Downtown Manhattan
Heliport at Pier 6/111 Wall Street (JRB), West 30th Street Heliport
(JRA) and East 34th Street Heliport (6N5). All helicopters booked
through Bombardier Skyjet are twin-engine aircraft that are piloted
by two pilots, and all aircraft and operators meet Bombardier
Skyjet’s stringent quality requirements.
“We looked at all the available options for our customers
to avoid the crowds at Teterboro this summer, and found Farmingdale
to be a convenient solution that can save customers quite a bit of
time,” said Alexandre Monnier, general manager of Bombardier
Skyjet. “It’s a great option for our on-demand,
pay-as-you-go charter customers in the New York Area and we also
wanted to offer it seamlessly to our Premier Fleet jet card
members.”
“It’s a real solution to the congested air traffic
at Teterboro, and one that many experienced private jet travelers
don’t know about,” said Monnier. “It’s our
job at Bombardier Skyjet to find the best available private travel
options for our customers and let them make choices that best fit
their needs and wishes,” he commented.
“Teterboro Airport is an excellent, convenient, general
aviation facility, and we will continue to service many of our
customers there,” Monnier added. “However, a quick hop
from Manhattan to Republic Airport at Farmingdale may be a better
choice for some people, and we’ve made that an easy option
for their private travel plans this summer.”