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    Uber, Fire Island Ferries and Masabi launch Uber transit ticketing for ferry riders

    May 26, 2021
    Uber users can now buy Fire Island Ferry tickets in the Uber app.
    Related To: Masabi US Ltd

    Fire Island Ferries, Uber and Masabi have partnered to allow ferry riders to purchase tickets ahead of time directly in the Uber app.

    Prior to this partnership, riders would either need to line up and purchase tickets in person, or download Fire Island Ferries’ mobile ticketing app. This partnership allows for more convenient and safer ticket purchasing when reserving Ferry trips. This partnership will last throughout the summer season.

    “Our goal at the Fire Island Ferries has always been to provide safe and efficient transportation to and from Fire Island. The new Uber integration will allow us to offer our customers more options to safely and easily purchase tickets without the need for waiting on long lines or handling cash,” said Anthony Bonventre, IT director for Fire Island Ferries.

    Users can now open the Uber app and select FI Ferry Tickets. Then choose the right ticket for the trip (either ferry or water taxi). The ferry takes riders between Bay Shore (Long Island, N.Y.) and the following Fire Island communities:

    • Kismet
    • Saltaire
    • Fair Harbor
    • Atlantique
    • Dunewood
    • Ocean Beach
    • Seaview
    • Ocean Bay Park

    “As a New York company, we are excited to be working with Uber and Fire Island Ferries to bring the same safe and convenient multi-modal mobile experience we have delivered with Uber in Denver, Las Vegas and Ohio to Fire Island Ferry riders,” said Brian Zanghi, CEO of Masabi. “We have worked with Fire Island since 2017 when we launched the Fire Island mTickets app and are delighted to be helping to make taking a trip to Fire Island as easy as getting an Uber across town.”

    Purchasing ferry tickets via Uber will cost the same amount as through existing options. Transit ticketing has been enabled using Masabi’s mobile ticketing software development kit (SDK) for public transportation.

    The water taxi takes riders between all the Fire Island communities, but not back to Bay Shore (Long Island). Ferry and water taxi tickets must be purchased separately.