How do pax fly charter?
11-22-2019, 11:08 AM
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How do pax fly charter?
Sorry for this question if its misplaced. I'm a MIL and 121 guy asking for a friend with the means to charter his family around. He lives in SoCal and is wondering how to start flying using non-121 services. Any pointers I can pass along to help him get started? I don't think he's interested in fractional ownership, but I won't dismiss any suggestions either. Thanks in advance.
11-22-2019, 12:19 PM
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A lot of charter companies use brokers.
So as a pax you’re actually the customer of a broker, kinda like high end concierge services.
You tell your broker when you want to go and with how many people and what airplane you want.
They’ll go though their Rolodex of charter companies they do business with and get you 2-3 quotes with their recommendation.
http://www.charterbroker.aero/default.html
So as a pax you’re actually the customer of a broker, kinda like high end concierge services.
You tell your broker when you want to go and with how many people and what airplane you want.
They’ll go though their Rolodex of charter companies they do business with and get you 2-3 quotes with their recommendation.
http://www.charterbroker.aero/default.html
11-22-2019, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by BoilerUP
Call a local/regional charter operator and ask for a quote.
The “local/regional charter operator” could be a reputable, highly rated ARG/US provider or comparable to a run-of-the-mill South Florida nightmare. If your friend has the means, he probably has friends with the means. Ask for recommendations from other people who already use those services. If he doesn’t have that network in place by all means find a broker that knows what to look for.
I can’t imagine going to the yellow pages and using the “eenie meenie miney moe” method for something that important and wide ranging.
Last edited by Powderkeg; 11-22-2019 at 06:32 PM.
11-23-2019, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Tuchango
Sounds simple. Thank you!
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