JFK Airtrain Finally Has OMNY
Oct 4, 2023, 9:06 pm
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JFK Airtrain Finally Has OMNY
Oct 5, 2023, 7:55 am
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At the Jamaica station, the larger of the two subway connections (it also has an LIRR stop), the Port Authority installed three OMNY readers for travelers exiting the AirTrain, and one OMNY reader for those entering it. At Howard Beach, there is one reader for each direction of travel.
The readers are covered in black cloaks with cute patches that read "Use MetroCard at this time."
The readers are covered in black cloaks with cute patches that read "Use MetroCard at this time."
Oct 12, 2023, 10:38 am
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That is true for OMNY. Registration is only needed if you want to track your trips online. But you can use any contactless card to pay.
Oct 12, 2023, 4:30 pm
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Oct 14, 2023, 7:24 pm
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I went through fast without looking carefully, but it looks like there is only one OMNY one entering Jamaica station (multiple exiting). I went through one of the MetroCard turnstiles (had a 10-trip MC) with nobody else during very nonpeak hours, and there was a line of there people at the OMNY one.
Oct 16, 2023, 3:05 am
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I went through fast without looking carefully, but it looks like there is only one OMNY one entering Jamaica station (multiple exiting). I went through one of the MetroCard turnstiles (had a 10-trip MC) with nobody else during very nonpeak hours, and there was a line of there people at the OMNY one.
In some other fora there have been questions as to why all the turnstiles don't take OMNY, the answer is that it is either/or. The OMNY ones are OMNY only, presumably it will remain this way until the PA and MTA work out the transition of the 30 day and 10 trip cards to OMNY. It also looks like the OMNY turnstiles might be a new design.
Oct 16, 2023, 6:02 am
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Note this feature has been removed, even for registered accounts.
"This feature has been removed while we evaluate new tools to serve our customers."
I'd guess another security incident, like when they removed unauthenticated trip retrieval via card number.
"This feature has been removed while we evaluate new tools to serve our customers."
I'd guess another security incident, like when they removed unauthenticated trip retrieval via card number.
Oct 16, 2023, 7:08 am
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Oh no. I rely on that feature to get reimbursed from my pre-tax transit account!
Nov 12, 2023, 2:03 pm
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Did I get an extra day?
Airtrain 10 trip purchased on October 13 and used on the same day. Adding 30 days, including Oct 13, then Nov 11 should be the 30th day. I was able to exit Airtrain using the same 10 trip card on Nov 12.
Should I push my luck? Lol. Need to travel again on Nov 14.
Airtrain 10 trip purchased on October 13 and used on the same day. Adding 30 days, including Oct 13, then Nov 11 should be the 30th day. I was able to exit Airtrain using the same 10 trip card on Nov 12.
Should I push my luck? Lol. Need to travel again on Nov 14.
Nov 13, 2023, 8:32 am
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Did I get an extra day?
Airtrain 10 trip purchased on October 13 and used on the same day. Adding 30 days, including Oct 13, then Nov 11 should be the 30th day. I was able to exit Airtrain using the same 10 trip card on Nov 12.
Should I push my luck? Lol. Need to travel again on Nov 14.
Airtrain 10 trip purchased on October 13 and used on the same day. Adding 30 days, including Oct 13, then Nov 11 should be the 30th day. I was able to exit Airtrain using the same 10 trip card on Nov 12.
Should I push my luck? Lol. Need to travel again on Nov 14.
