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Private Plane Charter


Desiring to fly on private aircraft is not an inexpensive proposition, even a private plane charter; but there are options that run the price gamut. The most expensive is obviously aircraft ownership, where one carries the burdens alone. A middle priced option is fractional airplane ownership, where the burden is shared among a small group of owners who pay a third party company to care for the aircraft. The lowest priced option is simply a private plane charter.

The funny thing is if one searches the cost to charter a private plane, all listings come up with private jet options. Obviously, private jets are very expensive when compared to private airplanes. The distinction seems to be so profound that even the term charter changes. Use private plane charter and you get jets, but try using the term rental, as in private plane rental and one gets a mix. It is supposed that charter denotes a more upscale clientele and rental is associated with the proletariat.

Still, a private airplane charter has its benefits when compared to commercial aircraft.

Secrecy

There are no more crying kids, sickly coughing seatmates, drunks heading toward vacation talking too much. No more clambering to your seat and having to put up with others if you are assigned an aisle seat, no one invading your personal space. More significant for executives, a private plane charter has no more conversations with the dread of finding a corporate eavesdropper on your conversation in the cabin or even the airport terminal.

Opulence

Using a private aircraft charter could conjure the image of lavishness and class. Think about the commercial airlines as the tired average taxicab and a private air charter as the ultra luxurious private limo. Sometimes a private jet plane can come with amenities that one would only find in mansions like living rooms, fitness centers, health club type amenities (sauna/spa), full bedrooms, whole entertain theaters, and much more.

Schedule

With a private jet charter one can avoid troubles with border crossings, avoid heavy security screening and long lines. That is quite a time savings! No more coming to the airport two hours early. One can also charter a private plane in very short notice. Meaning that you call a private air charter service and the private flight is being set in motion (maybe as soon as an hour). Then there is the location, you have the option of five thousand airports in the continental US for private planes versus five hundred for the commercial airlines. Also, they schedule for the passenger. If you want to arrive at five in the morning or take off at midnight, the choice is yours. Plus, one can mix and match benefits. Choose to wake up in Palm Beach, play a round of golf in Augusta, dinner in Memphis, and party the night away in New Orleans, all only possible with a private plane charter.