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UES Ravens fan rents private jet to Super Bowl after placing an ad on Craigslist

Carpool to the big game? Not in the Big Apple!

An Upper East Side college kid is taking a private jet to the Super Bowl, after posting an ad seeking fans willing to chip in for the $12,000 ride.

Ethan Goldberg, 21, a die-hard Baltimore Ravens fan, has filled all but one spot in an eight-seat private jet, which he advertised on Craigslist.

The New York University finance major, who waited more than a decade to see his favorite team play in the Super Bowl, said he hatched the plan after discovering commercial flights to New Orleans cost nearly $3,000.

“I realized splitting a jet might actually be cheaper,” Goldberg said. “I’ve been a fan since birth — it’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing.”

On Thursday, Goldberg posted an ad titled “Share Private Jet to the Super Bowl,” asking fellow football fans to divide the cost of the transportation evenly.

“Wondering if anyone wanted to split a private jet . . . Three spots available,” he wrote.

Goldberg has since convinced family and friends to split the fee with some help from his dad, who is also obsessed with the team.

They’ll enjoy private TVs and plenty of leg room as they fly out of Teterboro Airport in New Jersey on Sunday morning, then back after the game Monday, he said.

Goldberg isn’t the only New Yorker who’s spending big bucks on the big game.

Other football fans have dropped nearly $3,000 on tickets to the event, and over three times that on posh private parties.

One wealthy sports fan this year spent $15,000 to rent a private suite with wall-to-wall, 55-inch TVs and an open bar at Jay-Z’s 40/40 club in Manhattan.

“It’s more than just beer and chicken wings; it’s lavish in New York,” said Ron Berkowitz, a spokesman for the upscale sports club.

Other wealthy football fans this year plunked $10,000 for a private party with fancy sliders and an open bar at Prandial Restaurant in the Flatiron District.

Berkowirtz said party New York City goes all out on Super Bowl Sunday because residents hail from all over the country— and still have allegiances to hometown football teams.

“New York has the greatest sports fans in the world,” he said.