Are you flying to New York City this summer? Air Train ticket (to and from JFK) is discounted 50%

As we have written over and over again, New York's JFK airport is the most used gateway for Italians. In fact, there are many companies that depart from Italy and land at this airport: ITA and Neos in primis, but also Emirates (with its fifth freedom flight, the Milan-NY), Delta, American and many others. 

After disembarking and going through immigration, there is nothing left to do but choose how to get to the 'city that never sleeps': uber, cab, subway o helicopter? Well, there is no shortage of options. The possibility of reaching Manhattan by flight may tantalize, I understand; but surely the most convenient option-and not only in economic terms-is the subway. To get there, it is necessary to board theAirTrain: a train, in fact, thanks to which one can not only move between the various terminals of the airport but also allows one to reach the subway stops "Jamaica" and "Howard Beach"; from there, one can then board the subway and reach the final destination.

Well, if you take a trip to New York this summer, you are doubly lucky: not only because you will get to visit the Big Apple, but also because you can Use the AirTrain with a discount of 50%. A one-way ticket normally costs $8.50: From July 1, and until Sept. 2, the price will be $4.25. The decision was made by Kathy Hochul, the current governor of New York State, to encourage the use of public transportation, Given the extensive construction work at Terminal 6 (and beyond).

The price for AirTrain's 10-ride packages, however, - The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey points out - remains unchanged (equal to $26.50). Beware, however: the AirTrain discount is valid only at JFK; if you land at EWR, however, you will have to shell out the standard price to take advantage of the AirTrain.

This is undoubtedly good news for all passengers - Italians and others - who have chosen New York as their vacation destination this summer: even more so when you consider that for the past few months it has been possible to buy an Airtrain ticket with a simple tap on your smartphone, and avoid the endless lines to buy and reload the metrocard at the automatic ticket machines. This may seem like a small thing but, as the Poodle wrote recently, this is a novelty will make life a lot easier and will speed up procedures to reach the city.