3 Ways To Cut The Cost of Private Jet Charter

If you are finding private jet charter rates to be too expensive for you or you want to look at cost savings, there are several things you can do. Here are 3 ways to help reduce costs.

Be Flexible:

If you are prepared to be flexible on departure dates and locations you may be able to get better pricing. Approach a charter company directly or through a jet charter broker to find out whether they have any flights traveling to your destination willing to collect passengers. This can often be the case if they have empty legs (When an aircraft flies back to its home base or other destination without passengers). These tend to be last minute and unpredictable but charter companies will often negotiate better pricing just to offset some of the empty leg costs.  This may offer the opportunity of a reduced price deal. If you use a website like PrivateJetCharterQuoteOnline.com, to get a charter quote make sure you let the charter representative know that you are willing to be flexible if there is a cost savings.

Jet Sharing:

Alternatively, check whether there are any flights to your destination that could accommodate additional passengers as other travelers may be happy for you to share their flight to help them spread the cost and save costs for them too. A good place to start is through a charter broker or quote portal and ask for jet sharing options. Another place to find jet sharing opportunities is through social media. Jet sharing is a growing trend in private jet charter travel as this Forbes article illustrates.

Consider Smaller Aircraft:

Another option is to consider a propeller aircraft rather than a jet - although this may make your trip longer, there is the potential for considerable savings because propeller planes tend to be more fuel efficient. This Wall Street Journal article talks about how at current oil prices props can make more sense for carriers than smaller jets.  If you are willing to be downsize your aircraft it can save you significantly and there are some very comfortable prop driven charter aircraft to choose from, like this Beechcraft King Air