At RAI Jets, chartering a private jet is often an intentional choice for business or pleasure. For pleasure, a jet charter flight can provide a luxurious, private setting for a romantic getaway or for relaxing en route with family or group of friends. For business, many teams prefer a private flight because time is money. Private flights can get teams of people to a destination and back to work as quickly as possible, on their schedules.
Commercial flights are always an option, but they have drawbacks not experienced when chartering a private jet. Even travelers who opt for extra luxury with first-class commercial seats will not enjoy the freedom of controlling the flight’s arrival and departure times and the extra space and comfort which is standard aboard a jet charter flight.
However, there are rare times when chartering a private jet is not just an option but the best aviation solution possible. In certain situations, chartering a private jet is like calling in the cavalry to save the day for passengers and their loved ones. The need for jet charter is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. What are such circumstances? Here are the top five we see at RAI Jets.
When getting there is time sensitive.
There are moments in life too important to miss. The baby is coming, someone is dying, an emergency treatment or transplant is needed, or there is another once-in-a-lifetime event taking place. Sometimes, our customers need to evacuate their homes as weather approaches. For businesses, time sensitivity and emergencies may include a client who requires an onsite presence to solve a problem or even the delivery of a special part or specialist to keep operations going. When commercial flights are booked, full, canceled, or offer inconvenient flight times and routes, chartering a private jet becomes your best answer for getting to your destination as quickly as possible. Your charter flight is direct, so you never risk another flight’s cancellation or delay affecting your schedule.
When getting there is logistically challenging.
One of the best things about jet charter flights is that we can fly into smaller, municipal airports much closer to your destination than the commercial airport, slashing your commute time upon landing. If you need to fly to a rural or more remote part of a state where you are hours away from the nearest major airport, chartering a jet can save you hours spent renting a car, driving, and transferring luggage to get you where you want to go. And, of course, you can set your own arrival and departure time. For pleasure, outdoorsmen enjoy chartering a private jet and flying into inaccessible places for hunting or fishing. Chartering a private plane may be your only option for such trips.
When getting there is a challenge for the passenger.
Chartering a private jet is a good option for passengers with special needs because of its privacy. Aboard a private flight, you control the environment, which can be particularly comforting for passengers with special sensitivities to crowds, noise, etc. It is also a comfort to the traveler with health risks, a compromised immune system, or must travel with unwieldy medical equipment. Even families with particularly fussy babies and children often find a jet charter flight the best solution. Squirmy children do not have to endure staying still the entire flight or drawing looks of disapproval from fellow first-class passengers. On your flight, they disturb no one with their crying, movement, and toys.
When getting there together is most important.
Many people believe the journey is as important as the destination. Rather than everyone in the group booking their own flight and meeting up at a hotel, chartering a private jet together can add delightful memories to the trip. Since you set the schedule, your jet charter flight can even pick up passengers from a second location. Everyone gets a direct flight together without the risk of cancellations or delays cutting into precious time. Also, remember that on a charter flight, pets can come tool. Depending on many factors, including group size, aircraft, destination, etc., the flight cost per person can even rival or beat commercial first-class ticket prices.
When getting there is all about the cargo.
At RAI Jets, we transport passengers with their most important, prized possessions that would be difficult to fly home on a commercial flight. We’ve helped the snowbird traveling home for the season with their favorite oversized houseplants and surgeons transporting an organ across the country to a patient waiting for an operation. Always check with your jet charter company about your special cargo to ensure it complies with FAA rules. However, private flights can typically transport wieldy golf clubs, musical instruments, and other cumbersome items without issue.
For many situations, chartering a private jet remains the best solution. If you are ever in a time-sensitive, logistically or personally challenging situation or need private group travel, or have precious cargo transport, call us at 800-247-2834 to discuss your needs.
