Linear Air says with added baggage fees, reduce routes and higher ticket prices, private air travel is now a “truly viable option for travelers, both financially and from a productivity perspective.â€
“The turbulent climate of commercial air travel is causing more people to fly privately,” said Bill Herp, CEO of Linear Air.
The provider of point-to-point air taxi service from the mid-Atlantic region through eastern Canada says there are ten top reasons to fly private, including:
1. When flying private, travelers avoid spending the 53% of overall travel time that is spent just waiting in major airports for a flight. This includes check-in, security lines and flight delays.
2. Flying private reduces trip time to destinations by approximately 3.5 hours.
3. Leave on time and arrive on time – specified by the traveler – with private air. Commercial travelers suffer from late departures more than a quarter of the time and late arrivals almost a third of the time.
4. Flights can be booked according to the traveler’s schedule, creating efficiencies that eliminate unnecessary overnight stays, long commutes from major airports to final destinations and unexpected cancellations.
5. Private air charters can go into 10-times more airports than commercial flights. By utilizing regional airports, air travel needs can be met from convenient locations, closer to homes and offices.
6. The well-appointed cabins on private jets are more conducive to meetings and add to business travelers levels of productivity.
7. The average age of a commercial plane is more than 25 years old. On the whole, private planes are newer and more eco-friendly.
8. Luggage is loaded directly onto the aircraft, in view of the traveler, unlike the hundreds of thousands of mishandled and lost bags in commercial airports.
9. The average light jet flight is only 90 minutes, getting travelers from point-to-point efficiently.
10. Leisure travelers can get to weekend destinations quicker and avoid getting stuck.
Report by David Wilkening
