Blade Chief Executive Rob Wiesenthal is not above making fun of himself.
The entrepreneur who gave customers special sippy cups for their rosé as part of $795 copter rides to the Hamptons knows his Uber-for-helicopters service is overdue for parody.
So he’s doing it himself through a new airline — Montauk Sky, a less-expensive Blade alternative.
“It’s the anti-Blade,” he said of the Teterboro-to-Montauk flights set for a June 22 take-off.
Wiesenthal is ditching helicopters in favor of single-prop Cessnas for his new fleet. Montauk Sky will charge $345 each way.
The name comes from a stealth service developed by some World War II Air Force pilots stationed in the East End — who used to fly fresh Montauk lobsters to swanky Manhattan establishments like Patsy’s and the Copacabana.
The planes were all emblazoned with “Montauk Sky” — logos designed to mislead mobsters who controlled the city’s seafood trade.
Wiesenthal plans to bring back this rugged sensibility — and won’t serve wine as is the case on Blade.
“Rosé? No way,” he told The Post. “Expect ice boxes of beer.”



