Tailwind Air - Airline News Daily

Tailwind Air is declaring itself the ‘The World’s Most Dog Friendly Airline’. Why? Simple, unlike most airlines, your furry friends are welcome on board any day on Tailwind Air’s scheduled and charter flights.

Meet Mr. Benny, proud flyer (Photo Credit: Tailwind Air).

Tailwind Air is a veteran-owned business motivated by a passion for aviation and urban mobility. Founded in 2012, Tailwind Air is experienced in amphibious seaplane operations and committed to delivering time savings to customers by utilizing access to waterways and smaller airports closer to urban cores, like Manhattan and Boston Harbor. Additional destinations include Nantucket, Provincetown, Shelter Island, Newport and Plymouth. Tailwind employs a diverse and experienced team of over forty employees. In addition to seaplanes, Tailwind Air operates, charters, and manages a fleet of over fifteen additional jet and turboprop aircraft based out of Westchester Airport, NY and Bridgeport, CT. Tailwind Air is an FAA- and DOT-licensed part 135 commuter carrier.

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Tailwind Air, the only operator of scheduled seaplane service in the Northeast, reopens for the season on April 14th at Boston Harbor (IATA code: BNH) and Manhattan’s Skyport Seaplane Base on East 23rd Street (IATA code: NYS).

It also announces the launch of its newest seaplane route, Boston Harbor to Nantucket Airport (IATA code: ACK). The new Nantucket route will commence operations on May 17th, 2023, and will provide travelers with a unique and convenient travel option to one of the Northeast’s most popular summer destinations.

For the past two years, Tailwind Air’s travelers have enjoyed a nonstop seaplane flight directly from Manhattan’s New York Skyport (IATA code: NYS) on East 23rd Street to Boston Harbor (IATA Code: BNH), where a dedicated, seven-minute water taxi transfers clients to the South Boston waterfront. Regular 2x daily-peak timed departures resume April 14th, 2022 and flights are approximately seventy-five minutes to and from Boston. Select seats are available from $395 each way.

With the launch of the new route, Tailwind Air is expanding its network of seaplane routes from Manhattan and Boston, which already includes destinations like Provincetown, the Hamptons, and more. The company plans to resume flights to Washington DC this fall.

The pet-friendly airline uses modern Caravan Cessna EX turboprop amphibian aircraft for all flights. Flights feature two pilots and crowd-free direct access to the aircraft, with passengers needing to arrive just 10 minutes before scheduled departure time.