Basic Details Regarding Empty Leg Flights

By Mark Gibson


Empty legs are those private jet flights which are scheduled in flying back home toward the home base or towards the destination where their next charter would start without passengers. Aircraft carriers realized these are inefficient because these journeys do not make any profit. This is why these trips are priced with a discount for earning extra money.

It is a good way of experiencing flying in a private jet in a much cheaper price than what it would originally cost you. Though empty leg flights are still more expensive than airline flights, you have the convenience of getting on board directly after showing up just a few minutes before the schedule. You would also be served the same way a regular customer would be with champagne, snacks and drinks.

These are one way flight and will depend on its original booking and are subject to whatever changes the original customer would make. They own the flight and you would have to become flexible as an empty leg customer and adjust your plans accordingly. Late changes are possible so you must be ready for any adjustments to your plans.

Some choices with the time of departure are possible when you are flying towards the airport which the original customer is waiting. You can have a choice when to fly when the repositioning is during the day before of the morning when they would be using it. These are advantageous due to the less likelihood of changes going to happen.

If your flight is after the original one then it is more subject to the changes made by the customer who booked it. If they decide to delay their travel for some hours then your travel would be moved later and may even be on the next day. And if they decided to cancel then yours will probably be canceled as well but you would receive a full refund.

Their availability depends on the time of the year and location and not every destination is available. Europe have more during the months of May to September though the purposes are for leisure usually where they travel to the popular holiday destinations. It is harder to find one with a destination going to cities for business.

USA have even more amount of these private flights all year long which is unlike Europe when you compare them. Among the most popular destinations is the city of Los Angeles, CA for this type of transportation that they are riding. USA has more private jet airports and this type of transportation is also more popular here when compared to Europe.

Booking for a return journey is possible although it is harder to find one that would fit with your destination and schedule. An empty leg flight is one way so you have to arrange a different way to travel back home. You can do this by combining it with an airline flight for the return trip so have this booked beforehand as well.

Famous people own these planes but you will not be told who it is. Try this whenever possible to have a great experience. But if your departure time must be fixed then this is not recommended.




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