We managed to fit in the helicopter flight on our last day of a four night visit to New York City. This was because we had a late flight out of New York. We made the necessary booking arrangements online and also made the obligatory confirmation phone call the day before our flight. On arriving at the heliport on Pier 6 the organisation was without fault, a quick weigh in and safety briefing and we were on our way out, right on time, to the aircraft. I had one slight problem in that the gentleman sitting opposite me was rather large so his legs were taking up much of my leg space which left me rather cramped up .
However, the flight was well worth the cost, and the discomfort, as we flew right up close to the Statue of Liberty and up the Hudson River on a brilliant sunny morning with plenty of photos been taken.
Just one real gripe, having paid the equivalent of £162 each for the flight it was annoying to have to pay a further $40 each for the use of the heliport, but the helicopter company apparently has no control over this and we were warned at the time of booking.
This flight rounded off a brilliant short break in New York and I would recommend it without hesitation.