Boston-to-New York Seaplane Service Ends Scheduled Operations

However, Tailwind Air plans to continue charter flights.

Russ Niles

Monday, August 05, 2024 at 11:03 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

A Tailwind Air Cessna 208B. [Credit: AirlineGeeks/Katie Zera]

Key Takeaways:

Tailwind Air has ceased scheduled seaplane operations between Boston and New York due to insufficient profitability, despite a recent 10% increase in traffic.
The service, which launched in 2021, promised 90-minute flights with fares from $400-$800 but failed to attract enough passengers to sustain operations.
While scheduled flights have stopped, charter services will continue, and the CEO is open to a future revival of the scheduled route if new investors emerge, as existing approvals remain valid.

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Tailwind Air, the innovative seaplane service between Boston and New York harbors, ceased scheduled operations last week but plans to continue charter operations.

The scheduled service, which used a company-owned base in Boston Harbor and the 23rd Street seaplane dock in Manhattan, began service in 2021 but didn’t make enough money to keep going. It used amphibious Cessna Caravans and also flew from Boston to Nantucket and Provincetown and from Manhattan to the Hamptons.