Battle in the skies over Hamptons chopper travel
The launch of Blade and other app-based heli services to the Hamptons has been a boon to Hamptonites who can now avoid the three- to four-hour slog through traffic with a 40-minute chopper ride for $600 to $800. Yet the stream of choppers has become a nightmare for residents near the flight path and who now have their quiet summer days and nights assaulted by the noise.