Blade and Aero Relaunch BLADEone New York–South Florida Flights

Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc., a Joby Aviation (JOBY ) company, announced on October 2, 2026 the return of BLADEone, its enhanced jet service between the New York City area and South Florida, in partnership with Aero, a Los Angeles-based private jet airline. The seasonal service is expected to run from Thursday, November 19, 2026 through Sunday, May 2, 2027, according to the announcement.

Flights will operate between Westchester County Airport (HPN) and Palm Beach’s President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT) or Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF). Blade’s BLADEone product page states the service flies on Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays and Mondays, with additional flights over the holidays, and describes the 2026–2027 season as having expanded weekly service. Blade states the flight time between New York City and Miami or Palm Beach is 2 hours and 45 minutes, and individual seats can be booked through its website.

Aircraft, Operator and Ground Logistics

BLADEone flights will be operated by USAC Airways 695, an Aero subsidiary, on Aero’s custom-designed commercial jet retrofitted with 16 single seats, each positioned between the windows and the aisle. The aircraft will be equipped with Starlink high-speed Wi-Fi, curated amenity kits, and dining and bar service provided by Blade’s partners, with in-cabin service by Blade’s SKYfx team. Blade’s product page lists chef-curated dining, caviar service, a full bar, complimentary Starlink Wi-Fi, iPad Pros preloaded with first-run movies, and BLADE Dopp Kits at each seat.

In New York, passengers will be able to depart from Blade Lounge West on Manhattan’s West Side by helicopter and land jetside at Westchester County Airport, or begin their trip at Blade’s private terminal lounge at the airport. The announcement states the helicopter connection takes approximately 10 minutes, while the product page states the transfer to or from the jet takes 12 minutes. In Miami, BLADEone will arrive at and depart from the Blade–Aero Lounge at Opa-Locka Executive Airport, and in Palm Beach from a private terminal at Trump International Airport. Blade states passengers will not encounter crowded commercial terminals, long security lines, or boarding groups, and that its team handles ground logistics at its lounges in New York and Florida.

Pricing and Passenger Policies

Blade’s product page lists a BLADEone 20 Seat Pack priced from $2,300 per seat, described as a $500 discount on every seat, and a BLADEone 10 Seat Pack from $2,500 per seat, described as a $300 discount on every seat. Both packs are valid on any BLADEone South Florida route, with flights available from November through May. A BLADEone Dog Pass, priced at $3,500 per season, covers one dog of up to 20 pounds on every BLADEone flight the passenger books during the season at no additional cost. Blade is taking waitlist registrations for the packs and the Dog Pass, and states it will contact registrants when the passes become available for purchase.

Outside the pass, each passenger may bring one dog under 20 pounds for an additional $300 fee, and an additional seat must be purchased for each dog over 20 pounds. The stated baggage allowance on the jet is two checked bags up to 100 pounds combined, one carry-on and one personal item per person; passengers connecting by helicopter are limited to one 25-pound commercial airline carry-on and one personal item. Booked seats may be switched to a different flight up to seven days before departure; inside that window, Blade states flights cannot be altered unless a substitute passenger purchases the seat, in which case the original passenger receives Blade credit in the amount of the ticket price. The product page directs passengers to a separate cancellations and change policy.

Blade founder and CEO Rob Wiesenthal said in the announcement: “BLADEone sits squarely in the white space between a $1,000 first class seat and a $25,000 private jet charter. Given the significant migration of New Yorkers to South Florida, as well as the increase in business travel between the two geographies, there has never been a better time to reintroduce our service.”

The announcement states that Aero and Blade share the same philosophy and standards for air travel: fewer seats, private terminals instead of commercial ones, and a focus on hospitality. “Aero exists for travelers who want the privacy and ease of a private jet without chartering the whole aircraft,” said Ben Klein, CEO of Aero. Klein said Aero is combining forces with Blade to bring the experience it is known for on the West Coast to the East Coast, and that after the two companies worked together this summer on Aero’s Los Angeles to East Hampton service, BLADEone is the next step and an addition to Aero’s current network of routes out of New York.

Blade pioneered the Enhanced Aviation category in 2015 with service between New York and Miami. The company states that demand for private travel between New York and South Florida has grown in the years since, and that the route has become one of the busiest private jet corridors in the world.