Benzinga | Nov 19, 2021 02:44PM EST

Blade Air Mobility Adds Newark-Manhattan Route For Helicopter Service

* Blade Air Mobility Inc (NASDAQ:BLDE) expanded its Blade Airport product with the launch of helicopter service between Manhattan and Newark Airport.

* Flights are available between 7 am and 7 pm Monday through Friday and 3 pm to 7 pm on Sundays for $195 per seat or $95 per seat for Blade Airport pass holders.

* Blade noted fliers will soon have access to private terminal space at Newark under a long-term agreement with Signature Flight Support, which runs through 2028.

* Blade's service between Manhattan and JFK, which also operates six days per week, continues.

* Price Action: BLDE shares are trading higher by 1.05% at $9.60 on the last check Friday.