Originally Posted by
philip0
This is very interesting, thanks for sharing.
I'm not really seeing the the "spoiling" or pampering part of the experience, though. Fly PIT to LGA, crosstown Uber through midtown Manhattan, then jam into a helicopter bound for HPN just to play footsie for 5.5 hours underneath a shared tray table? What about it was luxurious enough to justify an otherwise unnecessary >4-hour dogleg and less personal space than commercial transcon F?
This seems like a very worthy supplement to commercial premium class travel and a great backup option for frequent coast-to-coast business fliers. But once you remove the itinerary control and the privacy of a chartered flight you're left with a packed aero-shortbus that's only a novelty when it's not accidentally convenient.
I'd love to hear more about what you think the value proposition is. I'm normally 30 min away from that heliport so I'd love to be able to take the offering more seriously.
Thanks
philip0. Good points. As I mentioned above I wouldn't go thru all those hoops again. Just wanted to try the service. But if I was flying coast-to-coast NY-LA, I would absolutely prefer this flight. AA First is $2K one way and it's not that good. As a Jetsmarter member, my cost is $0. And I can book the HPN-VNY flights every week for the same $0. That's the value proposition, plus all the other non-shuttle flights one can book. And even with a full G4, both arrival and departure experiences still beat having to deal with LAX and the masses of other pax. And your driver can't pull up to an AA 321 at Gate 42B and drive off with you.
You can also forgo the helicopter shuttle and just show up at Signature HPN 15 minuted before departure.
Originally Posted by
offerendum
Funny trip! Apart from the social experience would you prefer such a trip over a AA 321 First Class flight? The seats at AA seems to be much better....
Thank you
offerendum. Those AA seats are better but also cost $2,000 more.
