Uber Copter Will Now Fly You Over City Gridlock

A helicopter operated by Uber Copter, a new service by the ride-sharing company Uber, providing service from Manhattan to New York's JFK International Airport initially for Diamond and Platinum Uber Rewards members as well as special Uber partners takes off from Manhattan, New York, U.S., Oct. 2, 2019. Mike Segar/Reuters

The next time you’re stuck in traffic on the way to John F. Kennedy International Airport, you can honestly say, “Maybe we should’ve taken the chopper.”

Uber Technologies Inc. is now offering its Uber Copter service in New York to all Uber riders, the company announced on Oct. 3. Previously, only members of Uber’s top two tiers, Platinum and Diamond, could use the service, which began on July 9.