In 2004 airtrain connection between NYC subway and JFK airport has been opened and to celebrate this occasion MTA issued 4 metrocard set.
Brochure (guide) to airtrain has been published at the time.
This metrocard “Celebrate AirTrain JFK” was given away wrapped in plastic with encoded $5 fare to travel between subway and JFK airport via airtrain to participants of opening ceremony at Sutphin Blvd station in Jamaica. It has very lower circulation and even less survived to this days, probably less than 1,000.
This card was sold at MVM (metrocard vending machines) all over the city.
This card was sold all over the city and has very large circulation. At the same time there are little known 2 different versions of this card. The difference is place where Service Mark ℠ can be found. Also those Service Marks are of different fonts.
This metrocard can be bought only at MVM on either Sutphin Blvd station or Howard Beach station. This card was in circulation for few years. And over the years since first of this appeared there are some variations exist.