New York, NY - JFK Airport Helicopter Service Opens

New York, NY - A helicopter commuter line, made its debut, offering passengers bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport a way to bypass street gridlock.

U.S. Helicopter Corp.'s airport shuttle between Wall Street and the American Airlines terminal at JFK takes eight minutes. The one-way cost is $139 now and $20 more after May 1. And they plan to expand its service to LaGuardia and Newark (N.J.) Liberty airports and the 34th Street heliport later this year.