What happened
Manhattan to JFK or EWR Blade transfers can now be booked in the Bilt app with Bilt Cash or points. Blade had been listed as coming soon.
Members may apply Bilt Cash to at most 2 Blade flights per calendar year and at most $350 per seat. Typical airport hops start around $200 to $250 per seat, so the cap can cover a full seat. Flights to the Hamptons start at $795 per seat. Bilt Cash covers only the seat, not extras such as incidental luggage fees. Only $100 of unused Bilt Cash rolls over at year-end. The Bilt Palladium Card welcome offer includes $300 in Bilt Cash.
Bilt points used on Blade are worth 0.7 cents each, below the 1.25 cents available on other Bilt Travel portal bookings. Blade bookings through Bilt Travel still earn 2 points per dollar. Elite members still get 10% off Blade bookings in the app. Platinum elites still get a free annual Manhattan airport flight.
Spend leftover Bilt Cash on a Manhattan to JFK or EWR hop before year-end, when all but $100 expires.
- Numbers
- $350: maximum Bilt Cash toward each Blade seat
- $200 to $250: typical starting price per seat for Manhattan–JFK or EWR Blade transfers
- $795: starting price per seat for Blade flights to the Hamptons
- $100: Bilt Cash that rolls over at year-end
- $300: Bilt Cash in the Bilt Palladium Card welcome offer
- 0.7 cents cents per point: value of Bilt points when used toward Blade
- 1.25 cents cents per point: Bilt points value on other Bilt Travel portal bookings
- 10%: elite discount on Blade bookings in the Bilt app
- 2 points per dollar: earn rate on Blade bookings through Bilt Travel
- Where
- Manhattan, John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), the Hamptons
- Who qualifies
- Bilt members
- Takeaway
- If you have Bilt Cash and need a Manhattan–JFK or EWR hop, book in the Bilt app before year-end expiration, as demand may pick up.