What Are Private Jet Charters? What Are the Advantages? Are They Affordable?
Most of us have experienced the hassle that’s often associated with commercial flight. You spend a lot of time in the airport, either waiting for your flight to depart, making a connection or dealing with the delays that have become commonplace. You have to schedule your travel around when the flights are available, and you’re typically limited as to where you can fly into. It’s also become increasingly difficult to get anywhere without having to change planes at some point. Have you considered a private jet charter?
What Is a Private Jet Charter?
A private jet charter lets you rent a plane for a specific trip. The advantages can be manyfold:
- You can travel according to your own schedule, choosing your departure time
- You can often fly directly into smaller airports traditionally unavailable through most commercial airlines, so that you avoid layovers and potentially reduce travel time
- You won’t have to stand in line at the TSA checkpoint. Instead, you’ll typically go through a streamlined security procedure where you present a valid ID and may have your luggage and identity checked. It’s typically at a private terminal, though.
- Private jets tend to fly at or above 40,000 feet, where they typically avoid most adverse weather conditions
- You get to choose your travel companions—You won’t have to take the window or middle seat next to a loud or chatty fellow passenger
- You usually get to choose the type of food that you’ll be served onboard, and it’s almost always an improvement over anything you’ll get on a commercial airline
- There are no baggage fees
- There are usually few restrictions regarding whether you can bring a pet
Are Private Jet Charters Affordable?
There’s no doubt that private jet charters are not the cheapest form of transportation, but they can be affordable, depending on how many are traveling and the type of jet you’re booking. For example, you can book a light jet for as little as $2,200 per hour, with a capacity for up to 8 people. That’s just $275 per person for a one-hour flight. If you need to take a group somewhere within about 500 miles, you can likely travel at about the same cost as commercial travel without a lot of the hassle.
