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How flying privately works, explained unhurried. The same guides the app carries, available offline there too.
Flying privately has rules of its own, and almost none of them are the ones people expect. The price does not depend on how many travel but on where the aircraft is the day you call. The terminal is not the one you know, and the reporting time is confirmed in the itinerary. Baggage runs out of volume long before it runs out of weight.
These six guides explain all of that unhurried and without jargon, in the order a trip actually happens: what a charter is, what moves the figure, which aircraft suits you, what the day of the flight is like, what to bring, and how booking goes. Every figure in them comes from the same table the estimator reads, so none of them ages on its own.
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What a charter flight actually is
Not a ticket. The whole aircraft, for the journey you decide, with the door open at the hour that suits you.
4 min read
Price
Why the same route costs different amounts
Three things move the figure, and only one of them is the aircraft. Understanding them is what separates an expensive quote from a cheap one on the same leg.
5 min read
The fleet
Which aircraft suits you
Two numbers usually decide: how many are travelling and how many hours have to be flown without stopping. The rest is comfort.
4 min read
The day
What arriving and leaving is like
A terminal separate from the airline terminal, with a reporting time confirmed in the final itinerary.
3 min read
Getting ready
What to bring and what to mention
Fewer restrictions than an airline, and two or three things to say beforehand rather than at the aircraft steps.
3 min read
Booking
From the first message to take-off
Five steps, and a twenty-four-hour boundary worth knowing about before you need it.
4 min read
More practical guides
Looking for something more specific? Theaviation glossary, the frequently asked questionsand the blog cover the detail.