Uber Will Begin Giving Helicopter Rides Around NYC This Summer

Although Uber is looking to get into the flying taxi game soon, the person-to-person transportations service will offer air transit via helicopters in New York City beginning this summer. Uber Copter will be available to all New York Uber Rewards members of Platinum or Diamond status and will average between $200--$225 USD per ride, according to Uber Elevate's Nikhil Goel. Trips will run between an area near the Staten Island Ferry in Manhattan and Kennedy Airport in an estimated eight minutes o...