三英里。

这就是曼哈顿东西两侧直升机场之间的地面街道有多远，曼哈顿是一个狭长的岛屿，被称为纽约市的纽带。

强调“窄”。举起食指。这大概就是曼哈顿的形状。100万年来，我从未想过直升机服务会有一个市场，可以将人们从一个方向运送到另一个方向，但现在我们的情况是：Blade就像直升机和小型飞机的Uber，它让你可以在其E。34街和W。30街基地95美元。

这听起来很荒谬，但数字已经接近危险的程度了。在一个好的工作日，驾驶曼哈顿向东和向西是一种疯狂的运动，那是大多数街道开放的时候。明天，教皇方济各的访问将使这座城市的大部分地区陷入停顿，道路被封锁，人群预计将破纪录。今天中午坐出租车从曼哈顿的一边到另一边的旅行可能花费30美元或更多，并占用你一个小时的时间；Blade的直升机需要5到8分钟。如果你想给你的时间价值分配一个华尔街银行家那样的数字，而且你绝对必须从第1大道到第11大道，你也许能够以某种方式为这种疯狂辩解。

以下是Blade发给用户的完整电子邮件：

Due to popular demand by our users, on Friday, September 25th, BLADE will be offering flights between the West Side and the East Side of Manhattan during morning and evening rush hour time periods—when traffic will be most impacted by the concurrent visits of the Pope, POTUS, and UN delegates.

Flights will depart from and arrive at the BLADE Lounge at the West Side Heliport (30th Street, West Side Highway) and the BLADE Lounge at the East Side Heliport (East 34th Street, FDR Drive) for the morning rush hour period between the hours of 7:45 AM and 10:00 AM and then again for the evening rush hour period between 5:00PM and 7:00PM.

Flights will be operated by Liberty Helicopters and Zip Aviation and trip duration will be between 5 and 8 minutes. The flights are priced at $95 per seat and can be purchased on the BLADE app.

Given the sensitivity regarding transportation in the New York area during the next two days, the following restricti*** will apply:

• TSA will be on site at each heliport for passenger screening prior to boarding
• No baggage will be allowed beyond purses and briefcases
• No alcohol will be permitted in the BLADE Lounges or in flight
• Since both heliports are located on the waterfront, all flights will be routed around the southern tip of Manhattan. No flights will be permitted to fly over the city.

We look forward to seeing you Friday and helping you beat the impending gridlock.

TEAM BLADE

我想我还是呆在家里吧。