(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 16.)
NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road is offering new discount fares to New York’s MacArthur Airport.
The package ranges from $7 to $14 one way, including a rail ticket and a shuttle between the Ronkonkoma train station and the airport in Central Islip (EYE’-slip). One-way senior prices are $6 to $11. Children’s ticket prices vary.
Riders can leave from Penn Station in Manhattan or a number of other stations in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island.
MacArthur is a departure point for travelers taking Southwest Airlines and USAirways Express to destinations across the United States. Service includes 10 direct routes and connections to most major cities.