omny was activated for the roosevelt island tram yesterday ... and thankfully its coming to the airtrain too:
Get Excited: OMNY Is Coming to the JFK AirTrain in ‘Three or Four Months,’ Maybe
Only of the many indignities experienced by travelers taking mass transit to JFK Airport will (maybe) be addressed this fall.
11:46 AM EDT on August 25, 2023
By Christopher Robbins
Travelers attempting to take mass transit to JFK Airport have long been punished. First, they are confronted with comically massive lines for the (often broken) MetroCard machines, because the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the AirTrain, does not accept the MTA's OMNY tap-to-pay system. Then, these people are charged $8.25 for a one-way ticket on what is essentially a sad carnival ride, where they are then deposited to a place that has some of the most expensive cellophane-wrapped turkey sandwiches in the world.
Only one of those indignities will be addressed this fall.
At a press conference on Thursday, MTA CEO Janno Lieber said that OMNY will be available for AirTrain customers "in three or four months."
more:
https://hellgatenyc.com/airtrain-jfk-omny-finally-maybe
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Status quo ante at the Howard Beach AirTrain connection (Hell Gate)