Is It Possible to Request a Specific Type of Limo or Special Amenities?

Yes — you can request a specific type of limo and the amenities that go with it, and the request goes into the booking before the car is assigned, not after. Stretch limousines seat 6 to 25 people, and JetBlack also runs sedans, SUVs, Sprinters, and buses, so the vehicle is matched to your party and your luggage, not the other way around.

Which vehicles you can ask for

The vehicle list starts with the party size. An Economy Sedan suits a small party traveling light, an SUV carries more luggage and more legroom, a stretch limousine seats 6 to 25 people for weddings and nights out, a standard Sprinter at $130 per hour carries a group that needs room to stand and stow, and buses seating 24, 34, or 56 passengers cover the groups no single van can hold. Name the vehicle type, the passenger count, and the luggage in the first request, and dispatch assigns that vehicle when it is free — or tells you at once when it is not.

• The specific vehicle type you want
• The passenger count for the trip
• The luggage count, including oversized items
• Child seats, at about $35 per seat for a fee
• A wheelchair-accessible vehicle, on request
• The pickup details, so the right car is at the right door

The request has to arrive before the car is assigned, because the assignment is the booking. A vehicle asked for at the curb is a vehicle that may already be on another job, and a driver who was sent a sedan cannot turn it into a stretch limousine. The Taxi and Limousine Commission requires for-hire service to be arranged through a TLC-licensed base and performed by TLC-licensed drivers in TLC-licensed vehicles, and black cars and luxury limousines run on a pre-arranged basis — so the vehicle, like the trip itself, is set in advance.

Amenities you can request — and what is quote-only

Child seats are available at about $35 per seat, for a fee, confirmed at booking — never free, and never assumed. Wheelchair-accessible vehicles are provided on request, with no invented specifications: tell dispatch what the rider needs, and dispatch confirms what the vehicle carries. Other requests — extra room for luggage, a second stop to collect bags, a quiet car for a sleeping child — go into the booking note the same way, and anything that is not in the quote is not promised. Ask before, not at the curb, because the curb is the worst place to learn that a request was never recorded.

One thing JetBlack does not promise is a specific make or model. The fleet is a set of black vehicles by type — sedan, SUV, stretch, Sprinter, bus — and the booking promises the type, the seats, and the luggage room, not a badge on the trunk. That is an honest limit, and it is better stated here than discovered at the door. What the booking does promise is the vehicle type you asked for, the amenities named in it, and a price fixed once given.

How a specific-vehicle request is priced

The price follows the vehicle and the hours, not the request itself. An Economy Sedan is $45 per hour with a 3-hour minimum, a stretch limousine is $144 per hour with a 4-hour minimum, and a standard Sprinter is $130 per hour, and every trip is quoted per trip and fixed once given. Buses seating 24, 34, or 56 passengers are priced by quote. Requested extras such as child seats are priced in or confirmed at booking, tolls sit outside the quoted price and are named in the quote, a 20% tip is suggested and never included, and governmental fees sit outside every quoted fare.

The taxi comparison makes the point from the other side: a yellow taxi opens at $3.00 and adds $0.70 for every fifth of a mile, and you cannot request a specific taxi at all — you take the next car in line. The taxi fare from NYC to LaGuardia Airport is metered the same way, and the average cost of a taxi ride from LaGuardia Airport to JFK Airport shows how quickly a metered fare grows in traffic. A booked car is the only way to choose the vehicle before you travel.

How to request it

Put the vehicle and the amenities in the first request, not in a follow-up message, so the quote is built on the real trip. Book ahead — specific vehicles go first on weekends, and a stretch limousine on a Saturday night is the first vehicle to sell out. Confirm in writing that the booking names the vehicle type, the amenities, and the price, and check the confirmation before the day arrives.

The same booking rules cover the rest of the trip. Scheduling a car service in advance is how the fixed price is locked in, paying for a car service in advance is available, and a charge for tolls or other expenses follows the same rule as the rest of the quote. The way to travel from JFK to Times Square can be booked as a fixed-price car with the vehicle you asked for, transfers from JFK Airport to Manhattan follow the same pattern, a LaGuardia Airport transfer by car is quoted per trip rather than by the meter, and the most convenient way to travel from Newark Airport to Manhattan is the same question at the third airport. The short version is simple: ask for the car you want, in the first request, in writing.

Sources

• NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission — For-Hire Vehicle Bases (for-hire service arranged through a TLC-licensed base; black cars and luxury limousines pre-arranged), accessed 2026-11-08
• NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission — Taxi Fare (meter $3.00 plus $0.70 per fifth of a mile; JFK–Manhattan $70 flat fare plus surcharges), accessed 2026-11-08
• JetBlack Transportation — owner-confirmed service facts (stretch limousines seat 6–25; child seats about $35 per seat for a fee; wheelchair-accessible vehicles provided; Economy Sedan $45/hr, 3-hour minimum; stretch $144/hr, 4-hour minimum; standard Sprinter $130/hr), confirmed 2026-10-26