Originally Posted by
Grumpyaviator
Is there reciprocity?
Not sure about the VistaJet aircraft, but none of the XOJET aircraft have Jumpseats. And all of their empty legs are advertised to the charter markets. Even if a flight departs empty, it could be diverted mid-flight to a new destination for a number of reasons, leaving the jumpseater high and dry, 100s of miles from where they thought they were going. I once departed SJC for PSP and got turned around to PDX. Reciprocity in an on-demand world isn’t really possible.