American Airlines is pulling out all the stops for its top-of-the-range customers. The airline recently announced an upgrade to its top-of-the-range programme, dubbed Five Star Service. To achieve this, American Airlines will be relying in particular on the VIP facilities that are flourishing in business hubs. Like United, partner of The Private Suite for almost a year, American Airlines will in turn offer access to this top-of-the-range terminal inaugurated in May 2017 at Los Angeles airport (LAX).
transform an hour-and-a-half journey into a five- to seven-minute helicopter flight
But what will probably grab the attention of the busiest business travellers will be the partnership with Bladewhich includes a private helicopter transfer for an unhindered flight over the city's traffic jams. New York or Los Angeles. " Traffic is the most problematic part of the journey from [downtown] New York and Los Angeles to the airports. "says Rob Wiesenthal, founder and CEO of Blade. " Our Blade airport transfer service turns a one and a half hour journey into a five to seven minute helicopter flight. Blade and American Airlines will now offer their customers a unique experience "he adds. On a completely different note, easyJet had also turned to helicopter transfer in 2017, to facilitate transfers between Nice airport and Monaco.
