Since the introduction of a city toll in New York has been postponed indefinitely, there shall be traffic congestion as usual within the direction of Manhattan this summer.

However, travelers staying in among the city's most luxurious hotels can avoid the highways altogether.

Announced Tuesday, Marriott International Luxury Group will offer complimentary helicopter transfers from John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport from July 1 to September 2.

The company said the transfers would scale back the travel time from the airports to Manhattan to only five minutes.

The flights, operated by urban air mobility company Blade, can be found to guests staying at the least two nights at one among six Manhattan hotels:

1. The St. Regis New York
2. JW Marriott Essex House New York
3. W New York – Union Square
4. The New York EDITION
5. The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad
6. The Luxury Collection Hotel Manhattan Midtown

Helicopter transfers land at one among two helipads in Manhattan: Blade Lounge East on East thirty fourth Street or the newer Blade Lounge West on West thirtieth Street, where a automotive service waits to take guests to their hotels.

To benefit from this advantage, entry-level rooms should not enough. Rather, guests must must book a particular form of suite in these hotels.

With Hotel room prices in New York at record high Due to the housing of migrants and a ban on short-term rentals through Airbnb, suites in Marriott's five-star luxury hotels is not going to be low cost.

A representative from Marriott told CNBC that the Liberty Suite on the Ritz-Carlton NoMad typically costs about $3,500 an evening.

A round-trip flight on a Blade helicopter between JFK or Newark Liberty and Manhattan starts at $390 for the bottom fare and rises to $500 for a “maximum flexibility fare.” Ground transportation to and from Blade “lounges” or helipads costs a further $180, he said.

According to the spokesperson, Marriott's summer profit includes each services.

Travelers staying in rooms – quite than suites – at one among the six hotels mentioned should not completely out of luck, nevertheless. Those guests shall be eligible for discounts on Blade services this summer, the spokesperson said.

Blade began operating on-demand helicopter services to New York-area airports in 2019, several months before Uber Copter. At the time, a seat on Blade's airport transportation service cost $195.

Uber Copter ceased operations in 2020.