Uber makes JFK airport helicopter taxis available to all users
All these ride sharing / ride hailing things are more trouble than their price (see note) if you’re anywhere near a cab line or major avenue or cross street.<p>All NYC cabs now let you use an app like Curb to just key in their number and have the ride paid like magic with no card payment interaction at all.<p>Only use case left for ride hailing would be if you’re all dressed up and don’t want to walk from your front door to hail a cab, but the ride hailing drivers seem completely confused when expected to show up at an actual address instead of a pin on a corner, so the brands squander that advantage.<p><i>Note: I’m not price conscious, it’s literally just more hassle to use something other than a cab if you’re in Manhattan.  If Uber, Lyft, or Juno saved me time or hassle, I’d spend an arbitrary price.  They don’t, they take longer, and are completely unpredictable as to whether they’ll ever stop circling the block and actually come get you.  Can add 15+ minutes just messing around getting to you in midtown.  Cabs are less volatility, now just as easy to pay for (there’s an app for that), and incidentally, also less cost.</i>