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It's a lot more expensive than buying a ticket. I'm not sure on exactly what we charge to charter but I believe, for a Lear 35 with 9 passenger seats, it is around $2000-$2500 per hour of flight time. Sounds like a lot, but you go on your schedule, to airports probably closer to where you want to get to, no baggage hassles, and a group of people will cut the per person cost considerably. A lot of corporations will fly a group of people short notice at probably a lower per person cost than buying a last minute ticket on an airliner with all of the cattle.

We have a lot of rich individuals that charter us for just themselves who can easily afford their own aircraft but don't want the hassle or just do not fly enough to make it worth it.

I guess it just depends on how much you fly and how you want to spend your money.

I know those fractional ownership company aircraft are pristine inside and out and they offer a wide variety of aircraft.
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